Seriously Asian: Bitter Melon

Name: Seriously Asian: Bitter Melon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps black beans, smashed; 2 Tbsps fish sauce; 2 x bitter melons, preferable yellow or whiter in color; 85 grams ground pork; 5 Tbsps oil, for stir-frying; 3 x dried red chilies, or to taste; 1 teaspoon rice wine; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons sugar; 2 x for the sauce: cloves garlic, grated with a microplane grater

Seriously Asian: Bitter Melon is a gluten free and dairy free side dish. This recipe serves 2. One portion of this dish contains roughly 11g of protein, 44g of fat, and a total of 491 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 10 minutes. If you have x, x, oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Ingredients

Servings:

3Tbsps

black beans, smashed 2Tbsps

fish sauce 2

x bitter melons, preferable yellow or whiter in color 85grams

ground pork 5Tbsps

oil, for stir-frying 3

x dried red chilies, or to taste 1teaspoon

rice wine 0teaspoons

salt 1teaspoons

sugar 2

x for the sauce: cloves garlic, grated with a microplane grater

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Asian on the menu? Try pairing with Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. You could try LangeTwins Prince Vineyard Chenin Blanc. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 21 dollars per bottle.