Stir-Fried Beef With Bitter Melon

Recipe Ingredients

5 tablespoons	75ml	Oil - divided
1 tablespoon	15ml	Mushroom soy sauce
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Sirloin tips - thinly sliced
		Across the grain
1		Firm bitter melon - (abt 3/4 lb)
2		Garlic cloves - smashed, and
		Pressed through a garlic press
2 tablespoons	30ml	Fish sauce
4 teaspoons	20ml	Sugar

Recipe Instructions

Combine 2 tablespoons of the oil with the soy sauce in a medium bowl and marinate the beef in this mixture for 10 minutes.

Prepare the bitter melon. Cut it lengthwise in half, scoop out the seeds and slice on an angle one-fourth-inch thick (you should have about 3 cups).

In a large skillet or wok, heat the remaining 3 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat and saute the garlic until golden, 5 to 10 seconds.

Stirring well after each addition, add the marinated meat, bitter melon, fish sauce and sugar. Cook, stirring often, until the melon is soft but not mushy and its bitterness has mellowed a bit, 6 to 7 minutes. Serve with lots of rice.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Each serving: 333 calories; 26 grams protein; 8 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams fiber; 21 grams fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 69 mg. cholesterol; 1,001 mg. sodium.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 08-25-2004

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