Easy recipe for "Fried Bitter Melon with Miso Meat! Rich taste that makes your chopsticks move forward!

Here is a simple recipe for "Stir-fried Bitter Melon with Miso Meat" using bitter melon, which is in season in summer. This side dish has a bitter yet mild flavor.

Fried Bitter Melon with

Miso Meat Recipe

Ingredients

1 bitter melon
150 g ground pork
2 tbsp miso paste
2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp cooking sake
2 tsp sesame oil
2 cm garlic tube about 2 cm

Directions

1. Wash and cut bitter melon in half lengthwise, remove the inside wadding and seeds and cut into thin slices about 3 mm wide. Sprinkle with salt and let sit for 5 minutes, then squeeze out the water that comes out. 2.


In a frying pan, saute ground pork and garlic over medium heat in sesame oil. 3.


When the minced pork is about 80% cooked, add the bitter melon and stir-fry. 4.


When the bitter melon becomes soft, add miso, sugar, and cooking sake and stir-fry. When all the flavors have been absorbed, turn off the heat.

How does fried bitter melon with meat and miso taste?

The bitterness of the bitter melon is wrapped in the richness of the pork. It is rich, but has a refreshing flavor unique to bitter melon, so you will never get tired of the taste. The mild miso paste with just the right amount of sesame oil and garlic will keep your chopsticks going for the next bite.


The rich flavor goes great with white rice or beer! Recommended as a main side dish when bitter melon is in season.