This Bitter Gourd with Spare Ribs and Dates Soup is a hot favorite with my family. Bitter gourd has many health benefits. It contains a mixture of flavonoids and alkaloids which stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin that controls the blood sugar levels in diabetics. If you are a diabetic, then bitter gourd soup is good for you.
You will need one bitter gourd, 5 large red dates, 5 large dried oysters and spare ribs. You can use chicken if you want to. It’s easy to prepare. Rub spareribs with some salt and set aside. Cut the bitter gourd into half, and scoop the spongy insides out with a spoon. Wash it and cut into bite size pieces. Cut the dates and remove the stones. Wash the salt from the spare ribs and blanch with hot water. I do this to remove the “porky” taste from it. Final step, put everything into the crockpot and put on high for a few hours.
And this is how the Bitter Gourd with Spare Ribs and Dates Soup looks like when served. The soups is clear, not cloudy. The bitter gourd is soft and not bitter at all. The dates and dried oysters add sweetness to the soup. Smells heavenly too. Go on. Make this for dinner tomorrow, ya. Hope you like my Bitter Gourd with Spare Ribs and Dates Soup recipe.
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September 11, 2008 - 4:38 am
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I’ve been eating a lot of this Greentea Tong Sui of late. By now, i guess most of you already know my affinity for everything Greentea. According to the lady who made this Greentea Tong Sui recipe, it contains fresh milk and corn. The translucent pearls you see in the spoon have a texture like sago. Only larger versions of it, lol. Lends a bite to the otherwise watery tong sui. The corn blends in well too. If i’m not wrong, the greentea is most like greentea powder which you can buy from just about any baking supplies store.
So, there you go. Only four main ingredients to this Greentea Tong Sui Recipe; Greentea powder, fresh milk, corn and those big sago pearls. And of course, rock sugar for sweetness. By the way, i wrote a post on How To Make Greentea Ice-cream earlier. Do check it out if you havent read it. I’ll be making another batch of ice- cream soon. This time, with a different method. Check back for the post later on, ya.
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August 12, 2008 - 1:30 am
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I love bitter gourds. Too bad my kids dont like it, but that’s not my problem, lol. But if i were to make soup with bitter gourds, you can be sure they wont touch it. But if it’s fried with eggs, maybe….. just maybe, they may eat the egg bits. Many people swear by the curative properties of bitter gourds for diabetes. But even if it doesnt, i still love to eat bitter gourds.
Preparation for homecooked fried bitter gourd with eggs is easy. Just slice the bitter gourd lengthwise, scrape and scoop out the inner white pulp. Leave the outer green parts. And then, cut the bitter gourd into thin slices. Rub salt all over the cut up bitter gourd slices to remove the bitter taste if you like. Leave for about 5 to 10 minutes and rinse the salt off. Squeeze the water out of the bitter gourd.
Put all the sliced bitter gourd into the wok and fry it for a short while. Crack a few eggs in and voila, you get a quick dish of homecooked fried bitter gourd with eggs. You may add some garlic or onions to it if you like when you fry the bitter gourd but i normally dont. But if i’m in the mood, i may add some prawns to it just right before i crack the eggs in. Have a bite….. and hope you liked my homecooked fried bitter gourd with eggs recipe.
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February 28, 2008 - 3:51 pm
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