I Learned this Goya Chanpuru from My Okinawan Husband

  1. Cut the bitter gourd in half lengthwise, and scrape out the white fluffy pith with a spoon.
  2. Slice into half-moon slices about 5 mm thick.
  3. Bring water to a boil in a pan, and briskly parboil the sliced bitter melon.
  4. Drain the boiled bitter melon well.
  5. Heat oil in the pan and stir-fry the pork.
  6. When it's about halfway cooked, add the bitter melon and stir-fry.
  7. When the bitter melon has wilted, add the tofu, miso, and cooking sake.
  8. Mix and stir-fry while lightly breaking up the tofu.
  9. Pour in the beaten egg.
  10. When it's soft-set, mix it in.
  11. Add the dashi stock granules and drizzle in the soy sauce.
  12. Sprinkle on bonito flakes and it's done.
  13. In Okinawa, they have a type of tofu called shima-dofu (island tofu) which is perfect for stir fries.
  14. It's hard to obtain outside Okinawa, so use firm tofu.
  15. My husband's parents make this a lot with Spam rather than pork.
  16. I used coarsely chopped pork offcuts this time, but I also recommend using pork belly slices.
  17. I don't like the unique bitterness of bitter melon too much so I parboil it in Step 1, but if you like the bitterness, you can omit that step!

pork, bitter, egg, granules, sake, soy sauce, flakes

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/172088-i-learned-this-goya-chanpuru-from-my-okinawan-husband (may not work)

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