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Entree
Asian
2 - 4 servings
20 minutes
15 minutes
1 pound Bitter Melon
1 tablespoon peanut oil
3 cloves organic garlic, coarsely chopped
1/2 pound ground beef
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice wine or dry sherry
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
3 tablespoons chicken stock or water
2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
Slice the bitter melon in half lengthwise. Remove the seeds and finely chop the melon.
Blanch the bitter melon in boiling water for 2 minutes and drain thoroughly.
Heat a wok or large frying pan over high heat until it is hot. Add the oil and the garlic, and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
Add the beef and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
Add the soy sauce, rice wine, sugar, salt, bitter melon, and stock, and stir-fry for another 4 minutes, or until the beef is cooked.
Stir in the sesame oil, turn onto a serving platter, and serve.
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