Stuffed Bitter Melon with Sauce 煎釀涼瓜

Stuffed Bitter Melon with Black Bean Sauce 煎釀涼瓜 is an old-fashioned Chinese dish people used to prepare at home for special occasions. It takes a lot of work and skills. Nowadays few people know how to make it. We plant bitter melon every summer in our backyard. I owe it to our vegetable garden to make stuffed bitter melon. Some people say eating bitter melon is a personal thing, you either like it or hate it. Stuffed bitter melon definitely fits into that notion. 

Hot and Spicy Bitter Melon Chicken on Rice

I have upgraded the traditional bitter melon recipe to include a spicy flavor and a punch. It is perfectly okay to make food the way you want it. People’s taste buds are very different from time to time and from place to place. I like to eat healthy food without missing out on the flavor. 

Pork and Bitter Melon Stir Fry 苦​​瓜炒肉片

Summer is a good time to eat bitter melon. We are very lucky to have a vegetable garden in our backyard. My favorite way to cook bitter melon is to stir fry with black bean and garlic, a simple and flavorful dish. Kids normal don’t like the bitter taste. It takes a while to get used to the taste. Other than that, it is a healthy dish. It is our summer staple.

Chinese Long Beans in Sichuan Sauce

A simple and tasty vegetarian dish from our vegetable garden. The cooking is straight forward, not much to worry about. This Sichuan style bean sauce is fairly new to me, but Lynard and I love the interesting taste. You can use it on stir fries, fish or other famous Sichuan style cuisines. I will try it on Chinese eggplant next time. This savory and spicy Chinese eggplant dish is made with ground pork (魚香茄子) and is great to serve on rice. But for now, enjoy the Sichuan style string beans.

Black Bean Sauce and Bitter Melon Chicken

Our vegetable garden is coming to the end due to the bad weather. I know it is only August. But the plants only produce a few fruits here and there. I am making my favorite bitter melon dish using tasty black bean sauce, my favorite Cantonese dish. This time I made the dish a little on the dry side because I want the sauce caramelized in the pan a little bit longer to create more flavor. I love the smell of Chinese cooking aroma in the kitchen. 

Char Siu Chicken with Chinese Bitter Melon

Originally I made this chicken dish with leftover char siu sauce from the refrigerator. I did not plan ahead or marinate the chicken like we normally do when making char siu pork. I quickly pan fried the chicken thighs until lightly brown, about 80% done. I spooned the char siu sauce on both sides, continued to pan fry until both sides get caramelized and chicken nicely glazed and turned dark brown. OMG, was it good or what? I simply stir fried the bitter melon from our garden and had a wonderful meal.

Bitter Melon Mushroom Soup 苦瓜蘑菇湯

Bitter Melon Mushroom Soup 苦瓜蘑菇湯 is our new favorite summer soup, thanks to our vegetable garden. We love vegetable soup with chicken and mushrooms, they are the best ingredients to keep you healthy and boost your immune system. It is delicious and easy to make, just a few simple ingredients and ready in 30 minutes. Lynard cut up everything for me so I can cook it in no time. Yay, team work. We love soup and biscuits for breakfast, so delicious.

Lotus Root Chayote Bitter Melon Soup

A bowl of healthy vegetable soup is the best way to beat the summer heat and staying healthy. This delicious soup with lotus root, chayote squash and bitter melon give your immune system a boost to keep you strong. Most good vegetable soups are loaded with disease-fighting nutrients, they help you stave off cold and flus. Also, the hot broth-soup helps soothe a sore throat and keep your body hydrated and skin smooth. 

Bitter melon soup and lotus root soup are the most beloved soups in the Chinese communities. Every family can tell you a story why they love their soup. I like mixed vegetables, so I eat them all in one bowl. Soups make me feel happy. 

Kung Pao Beans Stir-Fry 宮保豆角

This is one of our favorite dishes in the summer when we have lots of home grown beans in the garden. It is kind of spicy, but you will quickly adjust to it because it tastes so good. You can have it as a side dish, or make

Chicken with Bitter Melon and Beans

We cook this dish quite often when we have the vegetable garden in the summer. Eat what you grow, it is easy to put things together and cook a meal. I like simple ingredients. This time I tried a new ingredient called Sa Cha Sauce. It has an interesting shrimp and peanut flavor. You may like it if you like South Asia food. But I am Cantonese. I like Cantonese food. 

Turkey with Mushrooms and Long Beans

This is a fairly easy one pot cooking with turkey and beans. It tastes really good with the Chinese mushrooms. The beans are from our garden, fresh and sweet. Only need simple seasoning, however you like it. Growing vegetables

Bitter Melon Chayote Soup 佛手苦瓜湯

In order to satisfy many customers’ desire to eat healthy, there is a food trend that more and more restaurants consider the farm-to-table concepts when creating their menu. Nowadays more people are interested in getting back to

Chicken Bitter Melon with Black Beans

Chicken Bitter Melon with Black Beans 豉椒苦瓜雞 is a very homey dish. A lot of home cooks know how to make it. The taste and texture may be a little different, depends on the individual’s cooking style. But the concept is the same. Since we

Bitter Melon Meatballs in Black Bean Sauce

The weather is extremely bad for our vegetable garden this year, not growing like they usually do. Our crop is small and skinny. So far we harvested some Chinese long beans, some chili peppers and one bitter melon. There is no more bitter melon coming. I want to make a bitter melon dish using

Spicy Kung Pao Beans

We keep making this kung pao bean dish with more Chinese long beans because we grow them in our garden. So I decided to update the original recipe with more sauce and flavor. We love spicy, savory dish that make the lips burning. This is one of our favorite dishes since we

Chicken Chow Fun Dim Sum Style 雞炒河粉

Rice flat noodle (aka hor fun 河粉) is typically wide rice noodle that’s stir-fried with beef or chicken, bean sprouts, onion and flavored with lots of soy sauce. Cooking this noodle dish requires high heat and constant mixing and stirring. The finished product should be moist, flavorful, but not overly

Bean Curd Beans Classic Chinese Recipe

Here we are harvesting some lovely Chinese long beans in our vegetable garden. This year we have the lighter green and the darker green varieties. They both have the sweet, grassy flavor and delightful crisp, nutty texture. Although you can stir fry them with meat and other ingredients, my favorite is

Best Refrigerated Homemade Veggie Soup

Soup is a terrific way to use homegrown vegetables in the summer. This soup is hearty and healthy, made with fresh bitter melons, tomatoes and peppers from our garden. We also add carrots and chayote squash for extra health benefits and sweet flavor. It tastes super delicious, even picky eaters will love it. Many People who have digestive issues will benefit immensely from this homemade soup’s abundant

Garden Soup Tomatoes and Bitter Melons

This soup uses bitter melons and sweet cherry tomatoes from our garden. Add chicken and soup broth, cook 20 to 30 minutes until flavors combined and ready to serve. I only add salt and black pepper for seasoning, nothing else. It tastes good.

The onion, garlic and ginger give a fresh, earthy flavor to the soup. The slightly bitter taste from the bitter melons and a hint of

Bitter Melon Pork Baked in Black Bean Sauce

The tender, juicy steamed spare ribs coated with savory Chinese black bean sauce is among my favorite choices when eating at the dim sum restaurants. I have many favorites when it comes to dim sum. I created this dish to capture a little bit of the same flavor and use the bitter melons and peppers from our garden. In order to get tender meat, I cook it in the oven instead of stove top. Less work