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Best Bitter Melon Recipe With Egg
This bitter melon with egg and shrimp recipe is quick and easy, ready in under 20 minutes, and perfect as a side dish or light Thai dinner.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 1 people
Calories: 430 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Dinner
Cuisine:
Thai
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 egg
- 4 large shrimp deveined and optionally peeled
- 1 1/2 cups bitter melon sliced into thin, crescent-shaped pieces
- 1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp white sugar
- 1/2 tsp white pepper
- 3 tbsps water
Instructions
- Heat oil in a wok or large pan over medium heat. Add the crushed garlic and sauté until fragrant and golden.
- Crack the egg into the wok, let it cook undisturbed for a few seconds, and then gently scramble the egg until it is just set.
- Add the shrimp to the wok and stir-fry until the shrimp turns pink and is cooked through.
- Add the sliced bitter melon, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, water, white sugar, and white pepper. Stir-fry everything together until the bitter melon is tender but still slightly crisp. Serve hot with steamed rice. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Use the nutrition card in this recipe as a guideline.
- Feel free to swap the shrimp for a protein of your choice.
Nutrition Information
Calories
430kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
33g
(51%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
9g
Monounsaturated Fat
19g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
228mg
(76%)
Sodium
1864mg
(78%)
Potassium
688mg
(20%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
945IU
(19%)
Vitamin C
128mg
(142%)
Calcium
106mg
(11%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 430
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 430kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 9g | 53% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 228mg | 76% |
| Sodium | 1864mg | 78% |
| Potassium | 688mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 945IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 128mg | 142% |
| Calcium | 106mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.