Why is bitter gourd fried at home particularly bitter? The head chef teaches you to remove the "bitter source", and it is not bitter when you fry it

When frying bitter gourd, as long as the "bitter source" of bitter gourd is removed, the bitterness of bitter gourd can be greatly reduced, so as to become a refreshing side dish with heat clearing and relieving heat, strengthening the stomach and opening the spleen.

Cold bitter gourd

Ingredients: 2 bitter gourds, 2 cloves of garlic, salt, sugar, chicken essence, appropriate amount of oyster sauce, appropriate amount of chili oil

Operation steps: 1. First of all, rinse the surface of the bitter gourd with water, because the shape of the bitter gourd is irregular tumor ball, so its epidermis is very easy to hide some bacteria and dirt, when cleaning, we can clean the skin of the bitter gourd with the help of brushes, scouring pads and other tools.

2. Place the washed bitter gourd on the cutting board, cut it vertically from the middle with a kitchen knife, and then take out the white gourd in the bitter gourd with a spoon for eating. The white gourd inside is the "bitter source" of the bitter gourd, so be sure to clean it carefully with a spoon until the green flesh is exposed.

3. Cut the processed bitter gourd into thick slices and put them in an empty basin, then sprinkle in a small handful of salt and mix evenly, put it aside and let it stand for ten minutes, then wash it twice, and rinse the salt on the skin of the bitter gourd. Putting the bitter gourd in table salt and marinating for ten minutes can kill the bitter water in the skin of the bitter gourd, so that the processed bitter gourd will not have a bitter taste.

4. Boil water in the pot, after the water boils, put the cut bitter gourd into the pot and blanch it, during which you can add a little cooking oil, so that the bitter gourd can always maintain the emerald green color, blanch for about a minute, you can see that the bitter gourd color becomes more emerald green, then we will take out the bitter gourd, cool it with cold water for later use.

5. Add an appropriate amount of salt, sugar, chicken essence, a little oyster sauce and chili oil to the bowl, then peel the garlic and chop it into minced garlic and put it in the bowl, then stir well with chopsticks, and finally pour it together with the drained bitter gourd and mix evenly, then it can be served on a plate.

Such a dish with heat and heat, spleen and appetizer refreshing side dish cold bitter gourd is ready, friends who like it can try it according to this method, the bitter taste of bitter gourd is basically removed, and the taste is particularly crisp.