I Learned this Goya Chanpuru from My Okinawan Husband
- 80 to 100 grams Pork
- 1 Bitter melon
- 300 grams Tofu (firm)
- 1 large Beaten egg
- 1 dash Dashi stock granules
- 1 tsp *Miso
- 2 tsp *Cooking sake
- 2 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 Bonito flakes
- Cut the bitter gourd in half lengthwise, and scrape out the white fluffy pith with a spoon.
- Slice into half-moon slices about 5 mm thick.
- Bring water to a boil in a pan, and briskly parboil the sliced bitter melon.
- Drain the boiled bitter melon well.
- Heat oil in the pan and stir-fry the pork.
- When it's about halfway cooked, add the bitter melon and stir-fry.
- When the bitter melon has wilted, add the tofu, miso, and cooking sake.
- Mix and stir-fry while lightly breaking up the tofu.
- Pour in the beaten egg.
- When it's soft-set, mix it in.
- Add the dashi stock granules and drizzle in the soy sauce.
- Sprinkle on bonito flakes and it's done.
- In Okinawa, they have a type of tofu called shima-dofu (island tofu) which is perfect for stir fries.
- It's hard to obtain outside Okinawa, so use firm tofu.
- My husband's parents make this a lot with Spam rather than pork.
- I used coarsely chopped pork offcuts this time, but I also recommend using pork belly slices.
- 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)