Our family loves Bitter Melon with Chicken stir fried with black bean garlic sauce.
I decided to do something different this time, I've added jujube ( red dates) and steamed instead of stir fry.
Ingredients:
1 lb - chicken drums + wings
1- bitter melon
Handful - jujube -red dates
garlic
ginger
scallion
Marinade:
soy sauce
black bean sauce ( LKK )
cooking rice wine
cornstarch
sugar
white pepper
water
* mix marinade together, taste to your liking then add to chicken
Put all ingredients together, mix well.
Marinate for an 1-2 hours or overnight.
When ready, steam for 30-40 minutes.
Steaming was a very good idea. All the flavors came together really well.
Can you see the delicious sauce!
I love steaming dinner meals...it really helps to highlight all the natural flavors!
ReplyDeleteI love bitter melon, and like what you mentioned here, with salted black beans, they're great. I would love to try this recipe, I don't believed I had jujube before. Great recipe.
ReplyDeleteI have not tried this combination but it looks very delicious. I'm sure the bitterness from the bitter melon is cancelled by the sweetness of the jujube.
ReplyDeletemmmm... Chinese soul food!
ReplyDeleteWow - guess the sweetness cuts the bitterness - interesting flavors that I've never cooked with before. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous bitter melon dish. Wonderful job!
ReplyDeleteCheers!
Haven't eaten bitter melon for a long time. It's my favourite but my hubby dislikes it. Hope I can change his mind one day. I love your steaming method. Sounds so healthy and flavourful!
ReplyDeleteLooks great, love black bean sauce!
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