I experimented with this new dish - Bitter Gourd Bihun with Fish Fillet - which was described to me by my better half. He had seen it on Tik Tok. The final result met his approval. If you like bitter gourd, then this dish is for you. I ate it and it was really delicious. I will definitely be cooking it again and again.
Ingredients:
- 100 g bihun (before soaking)
- 6-inch long bitter gourd
- 2-inch long carrot
- 1 small onion
- 1 egg
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp white pepper powder
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- Cooking oil
- 1/2 cup water
Method:
- Soak bihun till it is soft.
- Half the bitter gourd lengthwise, remove the seeds and slice thinly across.
- Julienne the carrot.
- Slice the onions in rings.
- Slice the fish fillet into small pieces. Fish - either garoupa, red snapper or white snapper.
- Heat up kuali with some oil.
- Fry the egg, break it up, dish up and set aside.
- Add some oil and saute the garlic till fragrant.
- Add the carrot, onion and bitter gourd.
- Fry till they have softened.
- Add the fish and fry till they are half-cooked.
- Add water.
- Then add the seasonings.
- Once the sauce has boiled, add the bihun.
- Fry till the bihun is cooked.
- Add the fried egg to the bihun. Stir.
- Dish up and sprinkle some coriander on top. (Can use spring onion too.)