Quick Stir fry recipe

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Bow-Tie Stir Fry is a perfect combination. Easy dish for any weeknight meal. Vegetarian and Vegan recipe. Made with fresh vegetables.

Bow-tie Stir fry is not only great to eat, it is also so much fun to say!

Go ahead and say it to yourself. You will thank me because it is one of the phrases that will stick in your head the whole day. It happened to me too.

Every time I heard “Bow Tie Stir Fry” in my head, a tiny smile formed on my face. Coworkers were asking me all day what was so funny and I just smiled back at them. Once they read this blog post, they will know why I was smiling all day.

I am willing to bet that this will bring a smile on their faces too.

For this recipe, I used a very controversial vegetable. It is the Chinese bitter melon.

It seems that people either hate it completely or embrace it fully. There is no middle ground when it comes to liking it.

That is because the Chinese bitter melon truly lives up to its name. Its bitter taste so bitter that it is used mostly in medicines and curing ailments.

It is high in vitamin C and vitamin A. Plus, it has cooling properties and also helps lower blood sugar levels.

Check out the USDA recommendation on the nutrition info for this vegetable.

Additionally, it is a very “meaty” vegetable, making it a versatile ingredient in many dishes. It is not very hard to find, if you know where to look. Most Chinese and Indian grocery stores will carry it.

If you are new to this vegetable, you may want to salt it before-hand. The salt will take away some of the sting from the bitterness. However, I recommend you try it without salting it first. Give you palette something that will wake it up!

Cut the bitter melon lengthwise and scoop out the inside white portion. Personally, I like to remove just the seeds and cook with the white stuff intact.

You don’t have to say it. I know I have a really strange palette!

If you cannot find this vegetable in your Asian grocery store, substitute with celery.

So, have you ever tried the bitter melon and what did you think of it? Serve with my cheesy garlic bread recipe.







Recipe Details (Makes 2 servings of Bow-Tie Stir Fry)