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Kugua Chaodan - Bitter Melon Fried Egg

One of the standard Chinese ways of preparing bitter melon, good for beginners
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Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bitter melon
  • 1 egg
  • salt

Instructions
 

  • Half the bitter melon lengthwise, remove the seeds and pulp with a spoon.
  • Cut the de-seeded bitter melon into thin slices (half-moons).
  • Stir-fry the bitter melon slices in a bit of hot oil (just to get them done and maybe a bit softer, though they won't be really soft, nor get browned).
  • Crack the egg into the pan, stir-fry to cook and mix with the bitter melon.
  • Add salt.
Keyword bitter melon