Ginisang Ampalaya (Sauteed Bitter Melon or Gourd)
Inexpensive bitter melon recipe, yet very healthy.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1 large bitter melon/gourd
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 1 large yellow onion, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
- 2 pinch salt
Instructions
- Wash the bitter melon thoroughly and remove the white pith and seeds from the middle. Cut into thin slices.
- Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of salt to get rid of bitterness.
- Soak for 5 minutes. Squeeze out the juice using your hands or cheesecloth.
- Heat the frying pan on medium heat. Melt the butter.
- Saute the onion for 3 minutes, add garlic stir for a minute, and add tomatoes, stir for 2 minutes.
- Add the bitter melon and cook for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Sprinkle 2 pinch of salt and ground black pepper to taste. Mix.
- Pour the egg mixture and stir. Cook the eggs thoroughly before removing them from the heat.
- Serve with rice.