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Hed Chef: Bittergourd stir-fry

Eat healthy at home with bittergourd stir-fry
White bittergourd is less bitter than the usual green variety, and if you prefer bittergourd to be tenderer, cook it a little longer. TNP PHOTO: HEDY KHOO
Hedy Khoo
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Sep 07, 2017 06:00 am
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Fresh ingredients can provide the inspiration to cook and eat healthier food at home.

This week's recipe is a spin on the Okinawan dish of goya champuru, which is a bittergourd stir-fry with pork and pressed tofu.

I used two kinds of bittergourd - the white one and the mini bittergourd - and I rather like the jade-like colour combination.

White bittergourd tastes less bitter than the green variety and may be easier on the palate. If you prefer the bittergourd to be tenderer, simply cook it a little longer.


INGREDIENTS

50g pork collar, thinly sliced 
and cut into 3cm by 4cm pieces

  • 1 tbsp cooking sake
  • 1 tbsp light soya sauce
  • 100g tau kwa (pressed tofu), 
cut into 1cm cubes
  • 4 tbsp cooking oil
  • 180g white bittergourd, 
thinly sliced
  • 140g mini bittergourd, 
thinly sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • Pinch of salt
  • 100ml water
  • 40g beansprouts
  • 30g carrot, shredded
  • 1 level tsp salt
  • Dash of pepper
  •  ½ tsp sesame oil
  • 3g bonito flakes

METHOD

1. Place the pork in a bowl, and add the cooking sake and one tablespoon of light soya sauce. Place in refrigerator to marinate for 20 minutes.

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Remove it from the refrigerator five minutes before cooking.

2. Heat two tablespoons of oil and fry the tau kwa over medium-low heat until golden brown.

3. Place the fried tau kwa on kitchen paper to drain excess oil.

4. In a clean pan, heat two tablespoons of oil. Fry the garlic for a minute.

5. Add the white bittergourd. Fry for 45 seconds and add the mini bittergourd.

6. Add pinch of salt and fry for a minute.

7. Add water and cook until there is no visible liquid.

8. Add the pork. Fry for two minutes.

9. Add the beansprouts and shredded carrot. Fry for one minute.

10. Season with a level teaspoon of salt.

11. Add the pepper and sesame oil.

12. Turn off the heat. Garnish with bonito flakes and serve immediately

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Hedy Khoo

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