Bitter Melon Namul

Name: Bitter Melon Namul
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Bitter melon; 1/2 tsp Salt (to prepare the bitter melon); 2 Green chili peppers; 1 clove Garlic; 1 Salt and pepper (to season); 2 tsp Dashida; 3 tbsp Sesame oil

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I wanted to increase my repertoire of bitter melon recipes.

How to lessen the bitterness of the bitter melon:
1. Add sugar to the salt in Step 3.
2. After treating the gourd with the sugar and salt, boil very briefly.
I think that it's the bitterness that makes bitter melon what it is, so I only use salt to prep it. Recipe by Mekamahao

I wanted to increase my repertoire of bitter melon recipes.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I wanted to increase my repertoire of bitter melon recipes.

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Ingredients

1 serving

1Bitter melon
1/2 tspSalt (to prepare the bitter melon)
2Green chili peppers
1 cloveGarlic
1Salt and pepper (to season)
2 tspDashida
3 tbspSesame oil

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Steps

1

Slice the bitter melon in half, and scoop out the seeds and pith with a spoon.
2

Slice the bitter melon thinly, less than 5 mm thick. If it's sliced too thickly, the bitterness is more pronounced, so alter the thickness to your liking.
3

Put the sliced bitter melon, a little water and 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a bowl. Mix lightly and leave for about 10 minutes.
4

Mince the garlic and green chili peppers. If you touch the hot green chili peppers with your bare hands, it'll burn as if you were burnt, so I recommend wearing gloves.
5

Stir fry the garlic and chili peppers in the sesame oil in a frying pan over low heat.
6

Once the oil becomes fragrant, add the bitter melon. Stir fry over medium heat.
7

When the bitter melon has become semi-translucent and glossy, season with the salt, pepper and dashida. Adjust the amount of dashida to taste.
8

And it's done! Enjoy this with lots of rice or beer.