Chicken with Cucumber & Bitter Melon
Picture a cucumber that’s pale green. Now make it look wrinkled and lumpy, and then pretend that it tastes like a combination of bitter hops and zucchini. Voila! You have just imagined a bitter melon.
Ingredients
1 small bitter melon (about 8 oz.)
1 tbsp. salt
2 tbsp. vegetable oil, divided
½ pound skinless chicken breast meat, diced
1 tsp. minced garlic
2 green onions, chopped
1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. sugar
Directions
Cut bitter melon in half lengthwise, scoop out seeds and dice the flesh. Toss with salt in colander; let stand 20 minutes. Rinse well; squeeze out excess liquid.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil over high heat in large, heavy skillet. Add chicken, garlic and green onions; stir-fry until barely tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
Remove to a bowl. Wipe out pan; heat again with remaining oil.
Add bitter melon and cucumber; stir-fry until barely tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
Stir in soy sauce and sugar. Stir in chicken mixture and heat through.
Suggestions
Serve this with white rice and Hmong Chili Sauce.
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