This bitter gourd recipe ensures that the soup is never too bitter to the taste, but instead offers a wonderful aromatic tinge of bitterness blended with the sweet stock from pork ribs. What’s more, bitter gourd is not only rich in several important nutrients but also linked to numerous health benefits, including improved blood sugar control and cholesterol levels! Good to compliment any meal during hot and humid weathers.
Bitter Gourd Soup
Ingredients:
1. 1 Bitter Gourd.
2. 1kg of pork ribs.
3. 1 tub of Pressed Tofu that’s meant for soup as its firmer.
Instructions:
1. Get ready a 3/4 pot of boiling water.
2. Cut open the bitter gourd into quarter slices. Then use a spoon to scrape out the seeds and white portions from within.
3. Soak the cut and de-seeded slices in water.
4. Cut the tofu into 1/4 blocks.
5.
Wash the pork ribs and soak them in hot water for 10-15 mins.
6. After that, rinse them with cold water.
7.
When the 3/4 pot of boiling water is boiling well, add in the bitter gourd slices, the tofu blocks, and the pork ribs. Let it boil with medium fire for 2 hrs. After 2hrs, simply season the soup with salt to taste, and a pinch of MSG.
8. It is now ready to serve!