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I didn't use to eat ampalaya (bitter gourd) until I married Mier. I never liked the bitterness of the vegetable. However my mother-in-law would cook this without a trace of the bitterness. Only then din I learn to like the vegetable. Now that Mier is also diabetic, I knew I would have to learn how to cook this. Today, I tried and happily was succesful with my first attempt! :-) This will definitely be a regular in our menu. :-)
Ingredients:
1 piece ampalaya (bitter gourd)
salt
garlic, minced
onion, diced
tomatoes, diced
1 egg, beaten
salt and pepper
Directions:
1. Cut the ampalaya lengthwise, removed the seeds then slice thinly.
2. Sprinkle with salt and leave it to soak for about 20-30 minutes.
3. Wash the ampalaya with water squeezing out the water and other juices. Do this 3-4 times. Set aside.
4. Heat oil in pan. Saute garlic, onions and tomatoes. Add ampalaya and cook through.
5. Add beaten egg and mix thoroughly with the ampalaya until egg is well-cooked.
6. Season with salt and pepper.
Mi, another suggestion, since too much washing will wash away the nutrients, blanching is another way to get rid of the bitterness, yet washing away of nutrients would be minimal coz it would be done only once. this is how we do it, and the kids just love to eat ampalaya eversince they we're introduced to eat this vege :)
ReplyDeleteMao ba? Sige I'll try that. Thanks! Next week mag ampalaya na sad ko. Hehehe!
ReplyDeletejust put salt on the boiling or hot water for the blanching
ReplyDeleteOkidoki! :-)
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