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Bitter Melon Recipes

Bitter Melon (also known as bitter gourd, bitter squash and balsam-pear) is a sour squash that is a great addition to stir fries and soups. Give bitter melon a try with one of these 10 recipes.

Minh-ai's Bitter Melon Soup Recipe - This soup is loaded bitter melon rings that are filled to the brim with seasoned ground pork.

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Minh-ai's Bitter Melon Soup

This soup is loaded bitter melon rings that are filled to the brim with seasoned ground pork.

By AM1408

Pinakbet Recipe - This is a vegetable dish that can be served as an everyday dish or when you have company. Since it also contains pork and prawns, you can eat it as a one-pot meal.

Pinakbet

This is a vegetable dish that can be served as an everyday dish or when you have company. Since it also contains pork and prawns, you can eat it as a one-pot meal.

By lola

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Bitter Melon and Black Bean Sauce Beef Recipe - This classic beef dish is cooked quickly in a wok with bitter melon, onion, garlic, and ginger then covered with delicious black bean sauce.

Bitter Melon and Black Bean Sauce Beef

This classic beef dish is cooked quickly in a wok with bitter melon, onion, garlic, and ginger then covered with delicious black bean sauce.

By Doug Wah

Goya Champuru (Bitter Melon Stir Fry) Recipe - This quick and easy recipe is a traditional dish in Okinawa that is made with goya (bitter melon), pork loin, soy sauce, and scrambled eggs.

Goya Champuru (Bitter Melon Stir Fry)

This quick and easy recipe is a traditional dish in Okinawa that is made with goya (bitter melon), pork loin, soy sauce, and scrambled eggs.

By Travis

Bitter Melon Stir-Fry Recipe - Bitter melon adds a unique flavor to this Filipino pork and prawn stir-fry dish.

Bitter Melon Stir-Fry

Bitter melon adds a unique flavor to this Filipino pork and prawn stir-fry dish.

By lola

Bitter Melon and Brinjal (Eggplant) Relish Recipe - Try this Filipino vegetable relish featuring bitter melon, eggplant, carrot, and green chile peppers on the side to add flavor to any dish.

Bitter Melon and Brinjal (Eggplant) Relish

Try this Filipino vegetable relish featuring bitter melon, eggplant, carrot, and green chile peppers on the side to add flavor to any dish.

By lola

Bitter Melon, Zucchini, and Eggs Recipe - This savory recipe combines bitter melon, zucchini, bell pepper, and garlic with eggs that have been mixed together with two kinds of cheese.

Bitter Melon, Zucchini, and Eggs

This savory recipe combines bitter melon, zucchini, bell pepper, and garlic with eggs that have been mixed together with two kinds of cheese.

By GhöstPepper

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Filipino Fish Stew (Paksiw na Bangus) Recipe - Filipino bangus, or milkfish, simmers in a tangy, sour broth with eggplant, ginger, green chiles, and bitter melon to create this fish stew.

Filipino Fish Stew (Paksiw na Bangus)

Filipino bangus, or milkfish, simmers in a tangy, sour broth with eggplant, ginger, green chiles, and bitter melon to create this fish stew.

By lola

South Indian Bitter Gourd Roast Recipe - Softened in the microwave before sauteeing in South Indian spices, this bitter gourd roast is a delightfully flavorful, yet easy side dish.

South Indian Bitter Gourd Roast

Softened in the microwave before sauteeing in South Indian spices, this bitter gourd roast is a delightfully flavorful, yet easy side dish.

By LucksMe

Pork Stuffed Bitter Melon Recipe - Bitter melon is stuffed with seasoned pork and simmered in a black bean sauce in this Chinese dish best served with rice.

Pork Stuffed Bitter Melon

Bitter melon is stuffed with seasoned pork and simmered in a black bean sauce in this Chinese dish best served with rice.

By tonytsang

Hearty Pumpkin Beef Soup Recipe - Featuring the mouthwatering bitter melon, this hearty pumpkin beef soup is also made with pureed fresh pumpkin, beef, and fresh vegetables.

Hearty Pumpkin Beef Soup

Featuring the mouthwatering bitter melon, this hearty pumpkin beef soup is also made with pureed fresh pumpkin, beef, and fresh vegetables.

By kerish

Bitter Melon Jelly with Sago Recipe - Topped with a creamy sago mixture, this not-so-sweet dessert is made by extracting bitter melon juice and combining it with lime gelatin.

Bitter Melon Jelly with Sago

Topped with a creamy sago mixture, this not-so-sweet dessert is made by extracting bitter melon juice and combining it with lime gelatin.

By Delia

Beef Short Ribs Rice Bowl (Gyu Kalbi Don) Recipe - Marinated beef short ribs and bitter melon are served over rice with myoga in this quick Japanese rice bowl dish called gyu kalbi don.

Beef Short Ribs Rice Bowl (Gyu Kalbi Don)

Marinated beef short ribs and bitter melon are served over rice with myoga in this quick Japanese rice bowl dish called gyu kalbi don.

By Pearl Ishizaki

Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl (Oyakodon) Recipe - This version of Japanese oyakodon contains chicken, bitter melon, onions, and an egg, all cooked in the microwave and served over hot rice.

Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl (Oyakodon)

This version of Japanese oyakodon contains chicken, bitter melon, onions, and an egg, all cooked in the microwave and served over hot rice.

By Pearl Ishizaki

Japanese Simmered Bottle Gourd, Okra, and Tofu Recipe - This mild mix of bottle gourd, bitter melon, okra, and tofu is an easy Japanese side dish that's simmered in a microwave pressure cooker.

Japanese Simmered Bottle Gourd, Okra, and Tofu

This mild mix of bottle gourd, bitter melon, okra, and tofu is an easy Japanese side dish that's simmered in a microwave pressure cooker.

By Pearl Ishizaki

Ratatouille with Bitter Melon Recipe - The key ingredients of ratatouille, eggplant and bell peppers, appear in this vegetarian side dish alongside Japanese bitter melon.

Ratatouille with Bitter Melon

The key ingredients of ratatouille, eggplant and bell peppers, appear in this vegetarian side dish alongside Japanese bitter melon.

By Pearl Ishizaki

Kimchi Goya Champuru Recipe - Deep-fried tofu, bitter melon, kimchi, and eggs combine in this quick and easy microwave version of goya champuru, an Okinawa specialty.

Kimchi Goya Champuru

Deep-fried tofu, bitter melon, kimchi, and eggs combine in this quick and easy microwave version of goya champuru, an Okinawa specialty.

By Pearl Ishizaki