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The method of stir-frying bitter melon and pork, this way tastes the best!
Bitter melon is a very good food in summer, for example, eating bitter melon can eliminate irritability in the heart, help to expel toxins in the body, and it is recommended that women consume more bitter melon because it can nourish the skin, tenderize the skin, and nourish the liver and blood, etc. Today’s recommended dish is stir-fried bitter melon and pork, and it will taste better if made according to the following method.
One: Stir-fried bitter melon and pork
【Ingredients】
150g pork belly, 1 bitter melon, 2g ginger, 1 teaspoon high-quality oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, appropriate amount of oil, salt
【Method】
1. After cutting the bitter melon, remove the core, cut into thin slices, and marinate with salt for 20 minutes, then rinse with clean water 3 to 4 times.
2. After washing the pork belly, cut it into thin slices, and cut the ginger into strips. Pour a small amount of oil into the pot, heat to 180°C, add the pork belly slices, stir-fry until slightly browned and release oil, then add the ginger strips and stir-fry for about half a minute, followed by the marinated bitter melon, and continue to stir-fry over medium heat.
3. When the bitter melon is 80% cooked, add oyster sauce, soy sauce, and appropriate salt, stir well and serve.
Two: Method Two
Stir-fried pork strips
Ingredients:
Main ingredients: Lean pork 150g
Ingredients: Bitter melon 100g
Seasonings: 10g cooking wine, 10g soy sauce, one egg white, 0.5g monosodium glutamate, 3g fine salt, 5g cornstarch, 20g sugar, 5g starch, 5g sesame oil, 10g ginger, 400g peanut oil (actual consumption 50g)
1. Wash the pork and cut it into strips 6cm long, remove the stem and core of the bitter melon, and cut into 6cm long strips. Peel the ginger and cut into fine strips.
2. Add 5g of cooking wine, 2g of fine salt, one egg white, and cornstarch to the strips of meat, mix well to make them sticky.
3. Heat the wok, add peanut oil and heat to 150°C, add the strips of meat and stir with a spoon until cooked, then pour into a colander to drain the oil. Keep 30g of oil in the pot, add ginger slices, stir-fry the bitter melon slices for a few turns, add cooking wine, salt, soy sauce, sugar, and monosodium glutamate to boil, thicken with starch, add the meat strips, drizzle with sesame oil, and flip the pot.
Characteristics
Tastes bitter, salty, fresh, the meat is tender and smooth, a summer dish.
Key points of operation:
1. The strips of meat should be cut to be of uniform length and thickness.
2. The sauce should not be too thick or too thin.
Three: Method Three
Main ingredients: Bitter melon, pork tenderloin
1. After buying the bitter melon, soak it in clean water, then wash the surface with a brush.
2. Cut the bitter melon in half, scrape out the seeds with a spoon, and try to clean the inside as much as possible.
3. Cut into thin slices, sprinkle with a spoonful of salt, mix well with your hands, and let it stand for about 15 minutes.
4. Cut the pork tenderloin into slices, add cooking wine, a little salt, and cornstarch, mix well with your hands, and let it stand.
5. Rinse the salted bitter melon with cold water, drain well.
6. Before adding the meat slices to the pot, pour a little cooking oil, mix well, and this will prevent them from sticking together when added to the hot oil.
7. Heat oil in a pan, add the meat slices and separate them with chopsticks until they turn white, then remove from the heat and set aside.
8. Stir-fry the bitter melon slices with the remaining oil in the pot for about two minutes until the bitter melon becomes soft (if you prefer a crisp texture, stir-fry for a shorter time).
9. Add the cooked meat slices that were just seasoned with oil, stir-fry for a moment, then season with salt and chicken essence and serve.
