Spicy Bitter Gourd Strips

Overview

The specialty of this dish is the seasoning, and the key is the preparation of the sauce. The numbing aroma of the sauce comes from Sichuan peppercorns, the spiciness comes from chili peppers, and the pure aroma of sesame seeds, and the oil also has the heavy aroma of aniseed cinnamon. Pair it with the crisp bitter melon for a great appetizer

Tags

• cold dishes
• children
• old man
• sichuan cuisine
• summer recipes
• dinner
• aniseed
• bitter melon
• chili
• cinnamon
• msg
• oil
• sesame
• zanthoxylum bungeanum
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Ingredients: Bitter Melon Seasoning: oil, salt, monosodium glutamate, pepper, aniseed, cinnamon, chili, sesame.

   

2. 2 Wash the bitter melon, remove the pulp and cut into strips. Boil water in a pot, add a little salt and a few drops of oil. Add the bitter melon strips and blanch until raw.

   

3. 3 Take it out and put it in a container, add salt and MSG to taste. Stir evenly and marinate for 10 minutes to add flavor.

   

4. 4 Make spicy sauce: Put oil in a pot, add aniseed, cinnamon, and peppercorns, and stir-fry over low heat until fragrant. Then remove the aniseed, cinnamon and Sichuan peppercorns, reduce the oil temperature to 50% heat, pour it into a bowl with sesame seeds and chili powder, mix well and let cool.

   

5. 5 Take the pickled bitter melon and put it on the plate.

   

6. 6 Pour on the spicy sauce and serve. It can be eaten as a dip or mixed well.