Bitter Melon with Ume Plum Seasoning

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Bitter Melon with Ume Plum Seasoning

Cook Time15 minutes
Total time15 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: vegetable
Servings: 2 serves
Author: Yuko Asano@Kuracooking
Cost: 300 yen

Equipment

  • frying pan

Ingredients

  • 1 bitter melon
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp white say sauce
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 35 g canned tuna
  • 1 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 2 sour plums
  • 1 tbsp aonori (green laver)
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • A lot of love

Instructions

  • Cut bitter melon in half lengthwise, remove seeds and slice into 5mm slices.
  • Add sesame oil to frying pan, add bitter melon and fry quickly, then add white say sauce, sake and water and fry.
  • When the bitter melon becomes soft, mix the canned tuna with the oil removed, mayonnaise, finely chopped sour ume plums with the seeds removed, and love.
  • Put 3 on plates and sprinkle aonori on top.

Notes

*Steaming the bitter melon makes it sticky. Perfect for summer salad!
©2024 Yuko Asano
Author: Yuko Asano / Kuracooking
Yuko Asano / Kuracooking
I run a cooking school "Kura Cooking" in Iwakura City, Aichi Prefecture. I love "eating," "searching for delicious food," "making delicious food," and "creating new dishes," and I love to entertain people with my cooking ideas. If you are interested in Kura Cooking. Please contact us and we will be waiting for you in our classroom which is renovated warehouse built more than a century ago.