1. Ingredients for stir-fried bitter melon with eggs

Bitter melon: 2 fruits
Chicken eggs: 2 eggs
Dried onion: 3-5 bulbs
Green onions: A few sprigs
Oil
Spices: Salt, seasoning powder, MSG, pepper...

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Ingredients for stir-fried bitter melon with eggs. Photo: thoidaiplus.suckhoedoisong.vn

2. How to make delicious and simple stir-fried bitter melon with eggs

Step 1: Prepare ingredients

Leave the bitter melon skin on, wash with diluted salt water, then cut in half and use a spoon to scoop out all the seeds and white membrane inside.

Next, wash the bitter melon, cut it into thin slices, and put it in a bowl of ice water. This will help remove the bitterness and make the bitter melon crispier.

Crack the eggs into a bowl, add a little salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon MSG and beat with chopsticks until smooth.

Peel the shallots, then mince them. Remove the roots of the green onions, wash them, and chop them finely.

Step 2 : Stir-fry bitter melon

Put the pan on the stove and add cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add the shallots and saute until fragrant, then add the bitter melon and stir-fry.

Add more fish sauce and seasoning powder to taste to help reduce the bitterness. Continue stir-frying until the bitter melon is almost cooked.

Then add the beaten eggs and stir the bitter melon and egg mixture together. Stir-fry until the eggs coat the bitter melon and set, then turn off the heat.

Step 3 : Finish

Put the stir-fried bitter melon and eggs on a plate, add some pepper or green onions to make the dish more attractive.

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Bitter melon stir-fried with eggs is delicious and attractive. Photo: bachhoaxanh

3. Notes when making bitter melon stir-fried with eggs

Choose bitter melons that are medium in size, long and slender, with many small veins on the skin. Do not buy bitter melons that are dark green, have a large body, and have shiny skin, because they may have been fertilized with a lot of nitrogen and stimulants.

For chicken eggs, to choose good ones, you should touch the eggshell with your hand. If the eggshell feels a bit rough, the egg is fresh, and if the eggshell feels smooth, it has been stored for a long time.

Stir-fried bitter melon with eggs must be dry, keep its fresh green color, crispy and delicious, reduce the bitterness, mix with soft, spongy eggs, rich in the aroma of onions.

Bitter melon helps to cool the body, detoxify, treat acne, and is very good for health. However, people with low blood pressure should not use it much because it lowers blood pressure and blood sugar.

Bitter melon should be stir-fried over high heat to keep its green color and vitamins. If stir-fried for too long, the vitamins will be destroyed and have little effect.

Stir-fried bitter melon with eggs is very suitable to eat with rice and eat while hot to avoid fishy smell. Wish you success!

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