Stir Fry Garlic Bean Paste with Bitter Gourd, Pork Slices and Prawns 什锦蒜蓉豆䜴炒苦瓜



Can we really cook on busy days? I normally would not cook after my monthly cancer treatments. However, there would be times that I simply crave for home-cooked food.  It was one such moment this evening. With the ingredients and bottled garlic bean paste I found in the refrigerator, Stir Fry Garlic Bean Paste with Bitter Gourd, Pork Slices and Prawns 什锦蒜蓉豆䜴炒苦瓜 was one easy dish to whip up

This all-in-one dish (that goes well with steamed rice) would only take less than 20 minutes to prepare and cook.



Ingredients (enough for 3 to 4 pax with steamed rice) :
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  • 200 gm sliced pork (cut against grains)
  • 12 pcs mid sized prawns (devein and de shell)
  • 1 small-mid sized bitter gourd (sliced)
  • 4 cloves of garlic (pressed)
  • 2 slices of ginger (pressed)
  • 1 tbsp black bean garlic paste 蒜蓉豆䜴酱 (available from supermarkets)
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1.5 tsp sugar
  • cooking oil

Pork Meat Marinate :

  • 1/4 tsp salt 
  • 1/2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce 

Prawn Marinate :

  • few drops of sesame oil
  • 1 tsp light soy sauce 

(tsp = teaspoon; tbsp = tablespoon)


Tip Do not have to add water. The bitter gourds/bitter melons should produce enough water content to make the garlic bean sauce when cooked.



Method : 

Heat 2 tbsp cooking oil at medium heat. Add ginger and garlic.
Fold in 1 tbsp black bean garlic paste 蒜蓉豆䜴酱. Give it a quick stir.
Fold in pork slices.
Stir fry 1 minute till pork about 70% cooked.
Toss in bitter gourd slices.
Add 1/8 tsp salt and 1.5 tsp sugar. Stir fry another 1 minute till bitter gourd slices start to soften. 
Add prawns.
Stir fry 1 more minute till all ingredients are fully cooked. 
Serve hot with steamed rice.

Stir Fry Garlic Bean Paste with Bitter Gourd, Pork Slices and Prawns 什锦蒜蓉豆䜴炒苦瓜 - Super easy and home tasting good.




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