STIR-FRIED BEEF AND BITTER MELON

Stir-Fried Beef And Bitter Melon image

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 tablespoon black beans fermented
1 pound bitter melon
1/2 pound lean beef
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
pinch sugar
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 clove garlic
1 1/2 tablespoons oils
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons oils
1/2 cup Stock, Chicken or favorite stock

Steps:

1. Soak fermented black beans. 2. Cut bitter melon lengthwise in half. Scoop out seeds then cut in 1/4-inch slices. Parboil 2 to 3 minutes. 3. Slice beef thin against the grain. Combine cornstarch, soy sauce, salt and sugar. Add to beef and toss to coat. 4. Blend water and remaining cornstarch to a paste. Drain soaked black beans. Mince garlic and mash with beans. 5. Heat oil. Add remaining salt, then beef. Stir-fry until beef loses its redness (about 2 minutes). Remove from pan. 6. Heat remaining oil. Add black bean mixture and stir-fry a few times. Add bitter melon and stir-fry to heat and coat with oil (about 1 minute). 7. Stir in stock and heat quickly. Cook, covered, 2 minutes, over medium heat. 8. Return beef and stir-fry gently to reheat and blend flavors. Then stir in cornstarch paste to thicken. Serve at once. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

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