cookingforthewife

Canh Kho Qua is a traditional Vietnamese Soup. Bitter melon(Kho Qua) is low in calorie but packed with nutrients! Kho Qua is especially good at lowering glucose levels. Kho Qua is an acquired taste, either you love it or hate it. With this new generation of Vietnamese American, traditional food like Canh Kho Qua is being lost to the wayside. Eating Canh Kho Qua brings back fond memories of my childhood when my mom would make it on cold days, I didn't love it that much back then, but love it now! Enjoy!

1. 5 tbsp soy sauce
2. 1 tsp garlic (minced)
3. 1 tsp red chilli powder
4. 1 tsp sesame seed
5. 1 pinch of black pepper
6. 2 pinch sugar
7. 3 tbsp oil to coat pan
8. 3 stalk green onion (chopped)
9. 2 tsp sesame oil

1. 1/2 lb pork belly or 1-2 can tuna
2. 4 or 5 cups chopped kimchi
3. 1 tbsp sugar
4. 1 tsp hot pepper flakes
5. 1 tbsp hot pepper paste
6. 1/2 onion
7. 2 stalk green onion
8. 1 sesame oil
9. 1/2 packages tofu

1. 1 bag soybean sprout
2. 5 1/2 cup water
3. 1/2 onion (sliced)
4. 2 clove garlic (minced)
5. 3 stalk green onion (sliced long)
6. 1 1/2 tsp salt
7. 1 1/2 tsp soy sauce
8. 10 dried anchovie (remove guts)
9. 1/2 tbsp hot pepper flakers