Blog #48: This Is How I Prepare & Cook Bitter Gourd

I would admit that I am not a good cook. I remember there was a time that our father was not in the house and I voluntered to my siblings that I will do the cooking. My younger brother told me "I will do the cooking for tonight's meal because you are not a good cook. I don't like the taste of the food you cooked.". That comment hurts me a lot.

But wait there is one dish my favorite dish actually that I can cook it perfectly. It is a sauteed bitter gourd.

Do you like the taste of it?

Hey Hivers!

Have you already eaten sauteed bitter gourd? How was it? Well, some people doesn't like the taste of it but for me this vegetable is one of my favorite. I like the bitter taste of this vegetable. I am not choosy when it comes to vegetable. I eat almost all kinds of it.

In this blog, I will be sharing with you my mother's technique or maybe some people also do this technique to minimize the bitter taste of this food.

Since my recipe was saute so I sliced it into very thin.

According to my mother, after I sliced the bitter gourd I will put salt and squeezed it until the juice will come out. Next, wash it thouroughly. This is the technique so it won't taste bitter.

Prepare sliced garlic, onion, tomatoe, oil and small amount of salt (just a small pinch of salt).

Once everything is ready, heat a pan and when the temperature gets warmer put oil on the pan and saute the spices.

Once the spices was already turned into brown put the bitter gourd on the pan. Don't stir-fry too much, just stir it if it is needed. Add a small pinch of salt or adjust it according to your taste preference. I added 2 pieces of egg.

After mixing the egg, I waited until the egg was already cooked. That's it. It is so simple maybe you'll understand why I can perfectly cook this.

Thank you for reading and see you on my next blog. Cheers!