Bitter Melon with Salted Egg
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The rich flavor of salted egg balances the mild bitterness and fresh aroma of bitter melon. Golden egg yolks coat the melon slices, while egg whites and green onions add layers of flavor, making a simple yet delightfully textured dish.
- servings
- ๐ฅ 2 servings
- time
- โฑ 30 min
- Cuisine
- ๐ฝ Chinese
by @Kangacook_official ยท Original recipe on kangacook.com
English text is machine-translated from the original Chinese and has not been reviewed by a person.
Ingredients
- 450 gbitter melon
- 2salted duck egg
- 10 gscallion
Quantities are parsed from the author's free text; lines the parser is unsure about are shown as written and not scaled.
Nutrition per serving
- calories
- 165 kcal
- protein
- 9.5 g
- fat
- 9.2 g
- carbohydrate
- 11.2 g
As published by the author; KangaCook estimates these automatically.
Steps
- 1
Halve the bitter melon, remove seeds, and slice thinly. Separate the egg white and yolk of the salted duck egg, then chop both. Chop the green onion and set aside.
- 2
Bring 600 ml of water to a boil with 3 g of salt. Blanch the bitter melon for 2โ3 minutes until tender, then drain.
- 3
Heat oil in a pan, add the egg yolks, and stir-fry until foamy and fragrant.
- 4
Add the bitter melon and stir-fry until evenly coated with yolk, then add the egg whites and continue stir-frying.
- 5
Finally, garnish with chopped scallions for flavor and serve on a plate.
