Braised Bitter Gourd With Mince

Braised Bitter Gourd With Mince
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Bitterness of bitter gourd does not deter my family’s love of either having it stir-fried with eggs or braised with meat and salted preserved soya beans. Anyway, an idea has just ticked; I think stir-fried bitter gourd with bacon chips added would be nice too.

When using bitter gourd in cooking, after slicing always sprinkle some salt and mix well and let stand it for a while. After which, just rinse, drain and use as required. This process will remove some of the bitterness.

At the supermarket, an unknown lady wanted to buy a bitter gourd and she approached me if I could share a packet of two with her when I was choosing mine. But, I needed both gourds for my cooking and she went away without buying any although I informed her that she could get the sales attendant to unpack a package and just buy one.