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Bitter gourd stir-fry
Serves 2 Starters and mains
Ingredients
- One medium bitter gourd, deseeded, sliced
- 40g grated carrot
- 2tbsp olive oil
- 350g firm tofu, cut into cubes
- Pinch of salt
- Japanese soy sauce
- 1 medium egg, beaten
- 40g bonito flakes
Method
Cut the bitter gourd in half, scoop out and discard the seeds and slice each half thinly. Set aside.
Heat the olive oil in a wok or heavy frying pan. Once the oil is hot, break the firm tofu in large chunks into the oil. Immediately add the bitter gourd and stir-fry until the vegetable is 70 per cent soft (or according to your taste, depending on whether prefer it soft or crunchy).
While stir-frying, season with salt and a dash of soy sauce. Add the carrot, stir-frying all the while. Finally, add the beaten egg, followed immediately by the bonito flakes.
Stir-fry a moment longer, mixing all the ingredients together, before serving immediately.
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