culinary experiments
One of the things I really like about my local supermarket is that the fruit and veg section tends to stock a few uncommon fruit and veg as well as the regular sort. If I see something new there that I've not encountered before, it's become my habit to grab one or two of the unfamiliar thing, and then when I get home google them to find out how to prepare/serve/eat them. I've discovered some delights that way - dragonfruit and mangosteen, to name just two. So this week, when I observed a fruit I was unfamiliar with (bitter melon) I jumped at the chance to try something new and potentially nifty.
A bit of googling suggested that stir-frying it was a plausible thing to do with it. So I followed the prep instructions (de-seeding, par-boiling then tossing in wok) and stir-fried it up with other stuff as per some of the recipes suggested on the web - in this case a mix of stir-fryable vegies, some turkey strips and a bit of garlic, soy, balsamic vinegar and sugar for flavouring. And the result?
Mmm, tastes like alkaloid. *pulls face* You can tell it's medicinal.
I think bitter melon and I are not destined to become good friends.
A bit of googling suggested that stir-frying it was a plausible thing to do with it. So I followed the prep instructions (de-seeding, par-boiling then tossing in wok) and stir-fried it up with other stuff as per some of the recipes suggested on the web - in this case a mix of stir-fryable vegies, some turkey strips and a bit of garlic, soy, balsamic vinegar and sugar for flavouring. And the result?
Mmm, tastes like alkaloid. *pulls face* You can tell it's medicinal.
I think bitter melon and I are not destined to become good friends.