Bitter Gourd With Salted Egg Yolk 咸蛋黄炒苦瓜
Bitter Gourd with Salted Egg Yolk is a comfort dish that is extremely easy to cook and so delicious in taste. The amazing flavours of salted egg yolk truly elevates this dish to the next level.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 bitter gourd (400g)
- 3 tbsp cooking oil
- 1/2 tsp chicken stock granules
- 1 tbsp garlic (chopped)
- 1 stalk spring onion (cut into 2 cm in length)
- 2 salted eggs (separate egg yolks, steamed and mashed)
- 1/8 tsp ground white pepper (dash of pepper)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 50 ml water
Instructions
- 1
Preparing Ingredients:
- 2
First have ready all ingredients needed to cook the dish.
- 3
Also, prepare the seasonings needed.
- 4
Start by cutting the bitter gourd into half. Using a spoon, remove the soft, spongy whitish pith filled with seeds. Then slice thinly at an angle and add in with 1 tsp salt.
- 5
Rub the bitter gourd with salt and leave aside for five to six minutes. Then rinse with water to rid off the bitter taste. Wash a few times to remove residual salt. Then drain and set aside.
- 6
Clean and separate egg yolks from egg whites fro salted egg and steam the egg yolks for 7 to 8 minutes till cooked.
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Then mashed the cooked salted egg yolks and set aside.
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Chopped garlic and cut spring onion into 2 cm length. And we are ready to fry the bitter gourd.
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Frying Bitter Gourd WIth Salted Egg:
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Heat 1 tbsp oil. Add in the bitter gourd and chicken stock granules. Stir fry for about 2 minutes. Then remove from wok.
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Heat up the remaining 2 tbsp oil and saute chopped garlic and spring onion till fragrant. Add the mashed salted egg yolk and continue to stir fry till aromatic. Add in the ground white pepper, sugar and water. Stir well and bring to a boil.
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Add in the bitter gourd and mix well.
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Cover and cook on medium heat till the sauce dries up, flavour developed and bitter gourd is soft.
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Dish up and serve hot.
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Best served with a steamed white rice. So Enjoy!