Bitter Melon con Sisig (Ampalaya / Bitter Gourd).
You can have Bitter Melon con Sisig (Ampalaya / Bitter Gourd) using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Bitter Melon con Sisig (Ampalaya / Bitter Gourd)
- Prepare 1/2-1 of small bitter melon/gourd, sliced thin.
- You need 100-200 g of fresh pork sisig.
- You need 1/2 of small red onion, diced.
- Prepare 5 of garlic cloves, minced.
- It's 1 Tbsp of oil.
- You need 1-2 of fresh eggs.
- You need 1 of small tomato, chopped with juices.
- It's 1 dash of Knorr or soy seasoning.
- Prepare to taste of Salt & pepper.
- You need 1 of pan boiling water.
- Prepare 1 handful of fine salt.
Bitter Melon con Sisig (Ampalaya / Bitter Gourd) instructions
- Prep first by lightly massaging the sliced gourd in salt in a container then set aside for 30 minutes. Be generous with the salt if you want to lessen the bitterness..
- After 30 minutes pour out the liquid from the gourd container and wash away the salt in running water. Do this a few times or else it well be too salty. Lightly squeeze every time. Drop in your pan of boiling water. Bring back to a boil then drain and set aside..
- In a pan, saute grlic and onions in oil until fragrant. Then add your pork sisig meat. Season with knorr as you saute..
- Leave it to cook. When it starts sticking to the pan, it's ready. Add your sliced tomato and juices. Mix well..
- Lightly squeeze excess moisture out then drop in your gourd/ampalaya to your cooked sisig. Mix lightly, cook a few minutes before adding your egg..
- I like eggs, so I added 2. It can be right off from the shell. Keep mixing/flipping with your spatula until the eggs cook. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot..
