Stir Fried Bitter Melon and Eggs - Kho Qua Xao Trung
If you're a fan of bitter melon, you'll adore this quick and easy bitter melon stir fry with eggs—a delightful option for breakfast or a quick weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
- 2 bitter melons, cut in half lengthwise, remove seed including the white part then slice thin
- 1 Tbsp kosher salt
- 6 eggs, beaten
- 2 green onions, chopped, separating white and green
- ½ onion, sliced thinly
- 1 Tbsp fish sauce
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 2 pinches sugar
- cilantro
Instructions
- Add a tablespoon of salt to the sliced bitter melon and mix it thoroughly so the salt covers the melon completely.
- Cover and put the melon in the fridge for one hour. This is to make the melon less bitter and more crunchy.
- Remove melon from fridge, rinse it with water, and squeeze all the water out of the melon.
- Beat your eggs in a bowl and add a pinch of salt and pepper.
- With the green onions, separate the white part from the green.
- Chop the green part for garnish and put aside.
- Smash the white part of the onions and chop finely.
- In a pan, on medium high heat, sauté both onions for a couple of minutes until they’re fragrant.
- Add bitter melon to the pan.
- Then add fish sauce, salt, pepper and sugar and stir fry for a few minutes.
- Push the bitter melon to one side of the pan.
- Add eggs and scramble for 30 seconds.
- When they’re just a little bit wet still, add the bitter melon with the eggs and fry until eggs are cooked, a few minutes.
- Garnish with a few sprigs of cilantro and the chopped green part of the green onions. Serve with rice and enjoy!!
Nutrition
Serving: 1portion | Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 246mg | Sodium: 2207mg | Potassium: 417mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 855IU | Vitamin C: 80mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 2mg