Garlic Bitter Gourd

Name: Garlic Bitter Gourd
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 330g Bitter gourd; 50g carrot; 1 tablespoon Canola oil; 1 teaspoon and a half salt; 2 tsp Sugar; 8g Garlic cloves; a little MSG; a little Hangjiao slices

by Lao Fang Xiaoyu

5.0 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Normal

Time

10m

Serving

3

Bitter melon: bitter smell, non-toxic, cold in nature, enters the heart, liver, spleen and lung meridians. It has the effects of clearing heat and heat, improving eyesight and detoxification, reducing blood pressure and blood sugar, diuresis and cooling blood, relieving fatigue, clearing heart, replenishing qi and strengthening yang. It has the effects of cooling and thirst, clearing away heat and toxic substances, clearing the heart and improving eyesight, replenishing qi and relieving fatigue, invigorating the kidney and diuresis. Bitter gourd contains a variety of vitamins, minerals, fat-clearing and weight-loss special ingredients, which can accelerate detoxification. According to research findings, it also has good blood sugar lowering, anti-virus and anti-cancer effects. In every 100 grams of bitter gourd, water accounts for 94%, contains 1 gram of protein, 3.7 grams of carbohydrates, and can provide 71.2 kilojoules of calories. Bitter melon contains a substance with antioxidant effect, which can strengthen capillaries, promote blood circulation, and prevent arteriosclerosis. Bitter melon also has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving heat, reducing swelling and detoxification. Especially in summer, it is often eaten, which is very beneficial in clearing away heat and detoxification.

Ingredients

330g Bitter Gourd
50g Carrot
1 tablespoon Canola Oil
1 teaspoon and a half Salt
2 tsp Sugar
8g Garlic Cloves
a little Msg
a little Hangjiao Slices

Garlic Bitter Gourd

1. Prepare fresh ingredients. This bitter gourd is native to Nanjing. It is better than foreign bitter gourd or bitter gourd from other places: bitterness is strong, but it is particularly fragrant, crispy and delicious.

2. Wash and remove the flesh and slice

3. In the wok: add 2 tablespoons of sugar and a little cooking oil to boil with water

4. Add the sliced bitter gourd and blanch it quickly

5. Take it out and quickly pass the cold water

6. Pour canola oil in the pot, saute part of the garlic and pepper slices

7. Bitter melon after pouring into blanching water

8. Add 1 tablespoon half table salt, stir fry over high heat

9. Add the remaining garlic paste later, sprinkle a little MSG, stir-fry and turn off the heat

Tips:
1. Bitter gourd: blanched in oil and sugar water can not only help to reduce the bitter taste, but also make bitter gourd slices more oily
2. After blanching, quickly pass cold water to keep the color green and beautiful