Ways to cook with bitter melon

Bitter melon is particularly rich in vitamin C, an important micronutrient involved in disease prevention, bone formation, and wound healing. It is also high in vitamin A, a fat-soluble vitamin that promotes healthy skin and good vision.

Bitter melon provides folate, which is essential for growth and development, and small amounts of potassium, zinc, and iron. In addition, bitter melon is low in calories but rich in fiber, meeting about 8% of daily fiber needs in just 94g.

Bitter melon contains a lot of vitamin A.

Nutrient content in bitter melon (per 100g mass)

Bitter melon soup stuffed with meat

We should choose long bitter melons with medium-sized and evenly-sized thorns so that we can easily stuff the meat in. To cook bitter melon soup without bitterness, in this preparation step, you need to prepare a bowl of clean water mixed with a little salt.

Cut the bitter melon into bite-sized pieces and use a spoon or small knife to remove the extra seeds. Then soak the bitter melon in salt water for about 20-30 minutes. You can add ice to the water to make the skin crispier.

The finished bowl of stuffed bitter melon soup is hot and delicious. The bitter melon is cooked just right so it has a bright green color, not too soft or too hard, inside is ground pork combined with ingredients such as wood ear mushrooms, duck eggs... creating an unforgettable chewy, sweet flavor.

Sprinkle some green onions, cilantro and ground pepper to fully enjoy the flavor of the soup.

Bitter melon is cooked just right so it has a bright green color, not too soft and not too hard.

Bitter melon stir-fried with eggs

Bitter melon: 2; Chicken eggs: 2. Wash the bitter melon, remove the seeds, and slice thinly. Crack the eggs into a bowl, season, and beat. Place the pan on the stove, heat the cooking oil, add the bitter melon and stir-fry until cooked. Then add the eggs and stir quickly and evenly, season to taste, and stir until the eggs are cooked.

Bitter melon soup with shrimp

Bitter melon: 3 fruits; fresh shrimp: 200g; minced pork: 100g; spices, green onions, coriander, pepper... Wash bitter melon, remove seeds, cut into pieces. Peel shrimp and remove the vein at the head and back, grind or chop finely. Mix minced pork with shrimp, marinate with spices, stuff into bitter melon pieces.

Add enough water to boil the pot of soup, add the stuffed bitter melon and continue to cook until the bitter melon is soft and the shrimp is cooked. Add spices, onions, coriander, and pepper to have a delicious, nutritious, and refreshing pot of soup.

Bitter melon stir-fried with pork

2 bitter melons, 100g lean pork. Wash bitter melon, remove seeds, thinly slice. Thinly slice lean meat, marinate with spices. Put pan on stove, heat cooking oil then add meat and stir-fry until cooked, then add bitter melon and stir-fry until melon is cooked, season and serve hot with rice.

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