Eat bitter gourd in summer to cool off the heat, but the taste is too bitter, here are 4 ways to teach you, delicious but not bitter
Eat bitter gourd in summer to cool off the heat, but the taste is too bitter, here are 4 ways to teach you, delicious but not bitter
As the saying goes: "Summer suffers but not suffers." Bitter gourd is a good food material. Eating bitter gourd in summer has the effect of cooling and refreshing. But bitter gourd tastes too bitter, not only hard to taste, but also bad to eat too much, too cold. Bitter melon still needs to be processed to make it not bitter, easy to eat, and good for the body at the same time. Let's share 4 methods, which are delicious and nutritious.
- Stir-fried beef with bitter gourd
Ingredients: beef, bitter gourd, oyster sauce, cooking wine, soy sauce, salt, cornstarch, cooking oil, onion and ginger.
step 1
Slice the beef, add oyster sauce, soy sauce, cooking wine, salt and cornstarch and mix well, then add appropriate amount of cooking oil and mix well for later use.
step 2
Boil water in a pot, add bitter gourd to blanch, blanch for 1 minute, then remove immediately, and put in cold water for later use.
step 3
Heat the oil in a pan, add the beef and stir-fry until it changes color, take it out of the pan and set aside.
step 4
In another pot, add scallion and ginger until fragrant, then add bitter gourd and stir-fry for a while, then add beef and stir-fry together, add some salt to taste, stir-fry evenly and it’s ready to serve.
- Stir-fried bitter gourd with pickled cabbage
Ingredients: bitter gourd, pickled cabbage, garlic, salt, monosodium glutamate, cooking oil, sugar.
step 1
Slice the bitter gourd, then boil water in a pot, add 1 teaspoon of salt, blanch the bitter gourd in water for 1 minute, remove it, and put it in cold water for later use.
step 2
In another pot, add garlic and pickled cabbage and stir-fry for a while, then add bitter gourd and stir-fry together, add some salt, monosodium glutamate and sugar to taste, stir-fry evenly and it will be out of the pan.
- Stir-fried bitter gourd with salted egg yolk
Ingredients: 2 salted egg yolks, 1 bitter gourd, sugar, cooking oil.
step 1
Remove the pulp and slice the bitter gourd, then blanch it in a pot of water. After blanching for 1 minute, take it out, and then put it in cold water for later use.
step 2
Heat the oil in a pan, add salted egg yolk and stir fry for a while, until bubbling.
step 3
Then add the bitter gourd and stir fry together, add sugar to taste, stir fry evenly and it can be out of the pan.
- Bitter melon and soybean ribs soup
Ingredients: bitter gourd, pork ribs, soybeans, sauerkraut, salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, cooking wine.
step 1
Wash and slice the bitter gourd, then add some salt, rub it, and marinate for a while to get out the water.
step 2
Then take the pot to boil water, put the bitter gourd into the water, blanch the water for 1 minute, remove it, rinse it with cold water and set aside.
step 3
The pork ribs should also be blanched. After blanching, put it back into the pot, add soaked soybeans, add some cooking wine, bring to a boil on high heat, and simmer for 30 minutes.
step 4
Finally, add bitter gourd and sauerkraut, continue to simmer for 5 minutes, add salt, sugar and monosodium glutamate to taste, and it is ready to serve.
If you want bitter gourd to not be bitter, taste refreshing and delicious, and have high nutrition, you must learn how to blanch it. Blanching the water once can remove part of the bitterness, then soak it in cold water immediately, and finally add some sugar to taste, so that it will not taste bitter.