Stir-Fried Bitter Melon | Carbs & Salads | Umami

Ingredients

• 2 bitter melons, preferable yellow or whiter in color
• For the ground pork mixture:
• 3 ounces ground pork
• 1 teaspoon rice wine
• 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh peeled ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• For the sauce:
• 2 medium cloves garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons Chinese fermented black beans, smashed
• 3 dried red chilies, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice wine
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 cup water mixed with 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 5 tablespoons oil, for stir-frying, divided