Sweet and sour fried bitter melon and pork
Chinese cuisine uses a lot of seasonings. Adding each one individually will cause them to burn, so it's important to mix them all together beforehand. Dried shiitake mushrooms are recommended over fresh ones, as they have a richer, umami flavor
How to make it
1
Remove the pulp from the bitter melon with a spoon and rub in salt. Once the bitter melon has softened from the salt, slice it thinly
2
Cut the pork into bite-sized pieces and season it. Thinly slice the bamboo shoots and shiitake mushrooms (soaked in water)
3
Heat 100cc of salad oil in a frying pan, then fry the ingredients in (2) in oil and drain
4
Add thinly sliced bitter melon, Chinese soup, and sugar to a frying pan to sweeten the bitter melon
5
Once the Chinese soup has thickened, add the fried bamboo shoots, shiitake mushrooms, pork, and the mixture of [A] and stir-fry to evaporate the water
6
To finish, drizzle with sesame oil and serve on a plate
Ingredients for 2 people
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- Bitter melon
- 100g
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- salt
- Small amount
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- bamboo shoots
- 30g
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dried shiitake mushrooms
in water
- 10g dry weight
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dried shiitake mushrooms
in water
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- Pork (seasoned) loin
- 80g
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- For oil and oil passing through salad
- 100cc
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- Chinese soup
- 2 tbsp
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- sugar
- 1 tsp
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[A]
- Alcohol
- 3/2 tbsp
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- soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon
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- sugar
- 1 tsp
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- Bean paste sauce
- 1/2 tsp
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- Chinese soup
- 1 tablespoon
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- vinegar
- 2 tsp
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- Water-soluble potato starch
- 1 tsp
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- For finishing sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon
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