Bitter Melon Stir-Fry

This is a favorite Filipino vegetable dish, although the slightly bitter taste of bitter melon needs a lot of getting used to. Cooking it this way lightens the bitter taste.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 160 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 small onion, diced
• ½ pound pork loin, cut into small cubes
• ½ pound tiger prawns, peeled and deveined
• 1 bitter melon, seeded and sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the onion and garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Mix the pork into the onion and garlic; cook until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir the prawns into the mixture and cook until no longer translucent, about 5 minutes more. Add the tomatoes; season with salt and pepper. Continue cooking until the tomatoes soften, about 5 minutes. Stir the bitter melon through the mixture and cook until the melon is tender, about 5 minutes. Serve hot.