Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork

Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork

Overview

This year we set up an iron frame in front of the door and planted loofah, sword beans, and bitter melon. Bitter melon is my daughter’s favorite food, so we planted one specifically for her. It is growing well and has grown 9 berries. Today is the second time I picked bitter melon, and I will make a homemade version of twice-cooked pork with bitter melon soon.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Place the pork skin side down in a hot dry pan and sear the skin to remove the hair, then scrape and clean.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 1

  2. Boil the water, add ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, scallions and cooking wine until fragrant, then add the washed pork.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 2

  3. Bring to a boil over high heat, remove the foam, then turn down the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 3

  4. When cooked, remove the pork.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 4

  5. Let cool slightly and cut into thin slices.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 5

  6. The home-grown bitter melon was just picked and rinsed.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 6

  7. Remove the flesh from the bitter melon, wash it, and cut it into chunks; pick and wash the green onions and cut them into sections. (I only cut two pieces of bitter melon in the end)

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 7

  8. Shred the ginger, slice the garlic, remove the stems of the peppers and rinse them. (The peppers are grown at home)

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 8

  9. Heat a dry pan and add drained peppers.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 9

  10. Stir-fry both sides until slightly battered. Add half a spoonful of salt and stir-fry evenly before turning off the heat.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 10

  11. Remove and place in a bowl and set aside.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 11

  12. Add pork to warm pot.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 12

  13. Fry over medium heat until the pork becomes crispy.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 13

  14. Remove the fried pork, leaving the lard.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 14

  15. Add the bitter melon and fry over medium heat until one side is slightly brown.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 15

  16. Then use chopsticks to turn them over one by one and fry until the other side is slightly brown. (Because bitter melon is very tender, it is fried raw)

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 16

  17. Stir until both sides are slightly brown, put the bitter melon on one side of the pot, add a spoonful of peppercorns, shredded ginger, and garlic slices and stir-fry until fragrant.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 17

  18. Then add a tablespoon of Pixian watercress, half a tablespoon of sugar, two tablespoons of cooking wine and stir-fry over low heat to bring out the aroma and red oil, then add the pork that has been fried in advance.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 18

  19. Turn up the heat and stir-fry the bitter melon and pork until evenly colored and flavourful.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 19

  20. Add the pre-fried peppers.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 20

  21. Stir well again.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 21

  22. Add the green onions, stir-fry evenly and add half a spoonful of chicken essence and MSG.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 22

  23. Remove from pan and plate.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 23

  24. This is a picture I took before picking bitter melons.

    Bitter Melon Twice-cooked Pork step 24