苦瓜炒素鸡球 Fried Vegetarian Chicken with Bittergourd

Bitter gourd, also know as bitter melon is widely used for food as well as herbal remedy for ailments such as diabetes, and healing wounds etc.

苦瓜又另名为凉瓜，广泛用于菜肴以及草药医疗于控制糖尿病及逐进伤口的愈合。

In Chinese cooking, it is commonly used as stir fry and soup ingredients. Many people are adverse to its bitter flavor but not for me and my partner. One of my maid just couldn't accept its bitter flavor no matter how hard I tried convincing her to.

在我们华人的日常烹饪中，都会有用来拌炒或做为汤料。家里的成员里，其中一位女佣就是怕那苦味而一一不能接受任何带有苦瓜和菜肴。

This morning I chanced upon some website which suggested adding some vinegar into the cooking of this fruit plant to remove the bitter flavor from it and it really works!

正好今早我从网络上读到一篇采用醋来去除苦瓜的苦涩，结果尝试了之后证实有效！

I am sharing this simple recipe in hope to encourage more people to accept bitter gourd into their daily diet.

经过这次成功的实验后，我决定在此与你分享这项菜肴，希望能鼓励更多的人尝试接受苦瓜于自己的日常饮食上而受益。

苦瓜炒素鸡球
Fried Vegetarian Chicken with Bittergourd


Ingredients 材料

(A)
2 Tbsp Sesame Oil 麻油
1 Tbsp Shredded Ginger 姜丝
2 Tbsp Fermented Black Beans 黑豆鼓
100g Vegetarian Chicken Meat 素鸡肉
350g Bitter Gourd 苦瓜 (sliced 切片)
80g Carrot 红萝卜 (sliced thinly 切片)
80g Orange Sweet Potato 橙肉番薯 (shredded 切丝)

(B)
180ml Water 清水
1 Tbsp Vegetarian Oyster Sauce 素蚝油
1 Tbsp Light Soy Sauce 酱清
1 Tbsp Sesame Oil 麻油
1/2 Tsp Dark Soy Sauce 黑酱油
1 Tbsp Red Vinegar 浙醋
1 Tsp Sugar 砂糖
1/4 Tsp Pepper 胡椒粉


Method 做法

Heat up oil (A) and saute ginger and fermented black beans until fragrant. Add carrot, sweet potatoes, vegetarian chicken meat, bitter gourd and stir fry until aromatic.

把A的麻油烧热，爆香姜丝和黑豆鼓。接着分次地加入萝卜丝，番薯丝，素鸡肉和苦瓜炒香。

Add (B) seasoning and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1-2 mins until the vegetable have slightly softened.  Dish up and serve.

倒入调味料B炒匀待煮滚后，把火调低继续焖一至二分钟将蔬菜煮软后即可离火。

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