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Bitter Melon Stir Fry

Bitter melon is in the same family of foods as squash, watermelon, cantaloupes, and cucumbers. It has a bitter taste, but is loaded with vitamins!

4 servingsServing size: 1 cupReady in 25 min
Bitter Melon Stir Fry

Ingredients

  • 1 Bitter melon, ripe, seeded, and sliced
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • 3 clove Garlic, crushed
  • 1 Onion, diced
  • 1/2 lb Ground pork
  • 1/2 lb Shrimp, medium, peeled and deveined
  • 1 Tomato, chopped
  • 1 tbsp Soy sauce
  • Pepper, to taste

Directions

  1. Place sliced bitter melon in boiling water until just tender (2 - 3 minutes). Drain.
  2. Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat. Sautee onions for about 5 minutes until tender.
  3. Add garlic; sauté an additional 2 minutes; mix in pork and cook until no longer pink.
  4. Add shrimp; cook about 5 minutes until done.
  5. Add tomato, bitter melon and soy sauce; cook until tender.