Japanese Simmered Bottle Gourd, Okra, and Tofu recipe
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Ingredients
- ½ bitter melon, seeded and thinly sliced crosswise 2 tablespoons salt 14 ounces fried tofu, cut into bite-sized pieces 7 ounces bottle gourd, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces ½ cup prepared kombu dashi stock 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon mirin (Japanese sweet wine) 8 pods fresh okra, trimmed 1 teaspoon grated ginger
Nutrition Info
- 298.4 caloriescarbohydrate: 15.5 gcholesterol: 0.3 mgfat: 20.3 gfiber: 5.3 gprotein: 19.1 gsaturatedFat: 3 gservingSize: -sodium: 3778 mgsugar: 3.5 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Japanese Simmered Bottle Gourd, Okra, and Tofu
Directions
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Place bitter melon slices in a large bowl of water, stir in salt until dissolved. Let soak for 15 to 20 minutes. Drain.
Combine bitter melon, tofu, and bottle gourd in a microwave-safe pressure cooker.
Mix dashi stock, soy sauce, and mirin together in a small bowl, pour over bitter melon mixture. Close pressure cooker according to manufacturers' instructions and cook in the microwave at 600W for 7 minutes.
Open pressure cooker and stir in okra. Close and cook until okra is tender, about 1 minute.
Transfer bitter melon mixture to a serving plate, garnish with grated ginger.