BEEF AND BITTER MELON WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE
INGREDIENTS
- 2 lb bitter melon
- 12 oz of steak
- 1 Tablespoon of salt
- 1 Pinch of salt
- 1 Pinch of white pepper
- 1 Egg
- 1.5 Tablespoon of Corn Starch
- 1 Teaspoon of cooking oil
- 1 Teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 Teaspoon of sliced ginger
- 1 Teaspoon of black bean sauce
- 1/2 Cup of white onions
- 1 Tablespoon of sugar
- 1/2 Tablespoon of Koon Chun Double Black Soy Sauce
- 1.5 Tablespoon oyster sauce
- 2 Tablespoon of Cooking sherry wine
- 1 Teaspoon of sesame seed oil
- 1 Tablespoon of corn starch + 2 Tablespoons of water
DIRECTIONS:
STEP 1 – SLICE UP THE BITTER MELON
- Cut off the ends of the bitter melon and then cut it open
- Remove the seeds with a spoon
- Slice the bitter melon into small slices
- Add 1 Tablespoon of salt to the bitter melon
STEP 2 – MARINATING THE BEEF
- Slice up the beef
- add a pinch of salt, a pinch of white pepper, 1.5 Tablespoon of corn starch, cooking oil and an egg
STEP 3 – BOIL THE BITTER MELON
- Boil the sliced up bitter melon for 6 minutes
- Next remove the bitter melon from the boiling water and put them aside
STEP 4 – STIR FRY
- Put the sliced beef in the wok and cook the beef
- Put the cooked sliced beef aside
- Next put some 1 tablespoon of oil, minced garlic, sliced ginger, black bean sauce and white onions
- Stir them all together for several seconds and then add the sliced bitter melon, sugar, soy sauce, oyster sauce, cooking sherry wine, and sesame seed oil
- Mix together 2 Tablespoon of water and 1 Tablespoon of corn starch and then add some of that mixture to the stir fry to thicken the sauce to your preference
- Stir fry everything together and then put the cooked sliced beef in
- Next stir fry everything together evenly with the beef