In the Asian cuisine there's a vegetable called bitter melon. It's been used for centuries as medicine and foods. However many people think it's just too bitter!! Here's a fun delicious recipe that would feed 4-6 and definitely delight!
For the bitter melon:
- Peel the bitter melon (4-6) completely clean, cut down the middle leaving the melon intact at the end and intact at the back side. Pull out all the white soft seeds emptying out the melon.
- Then you want to boil a pot of water that would fit a food drainer. The food drainer should be elevated above the water. Put some salt on the lemons like a rub and then the melons go into the drainer. Then cover the top with a lid. Allow to steam for 20 mins. This will reduce any extra bitter on the melon.
- Next after your remove your melons take a napkin and gently take off as much water as you can. Then gently on a skillet fry the melons lightly brown.
- Next you want to fill each melon with the cooked ground beef. The beef recipe is right below 👇🏻.
- Once each melon is filled tie each melon with strong string that won't melt in the heat!
- Finally cover all the melons in a large skillet and allow to heat for 15 mins. If there's extra meat left you can display the melons on that, if not enjoy!. This can be eaten just as is with a fork and dipping sauce of your choice or make a traditional roti (flat bread) along side with it.
Meat recipe:
Take about 2 pounds of meat and throw it into a medium hot skillet with 3-4 tbsp of canola oil. Before the meat browns add 1 tablespoons of tumeric powder, 1 tablespoon salt, 1 tablespoon black pepper and 1/2 tablespoon of ground red pepper. Mix the meat until it's brown and fully cooked. Wait for it too cool before you stiff the melons!
I hope you guys try this recipe and enjoy it !
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