Goya Champuru
Konnichiwa, it's Nami from Just one cookbook.
Today, I want to show you how to make a popular Okinawan dish called Goya Champuru.
Using bitter melon or also known as a bitter gourd.
In Japanese we called this vegetable, Goya or Nigauri.
It's the popular vegetable and well known for its bitter taste,
but it has a lot of the health benefits which you can read about in my blog post.
It's one of my favorite ways to enjoy bitter melon, and I hope you will give it a try.
Now, let's get started.
wrap 14oz ( 396g ) medium-firm tofu with paper towel
place a heavy flat object on top of the tofu to squeezes out water
add 3 Tbsp katsuobushi (bonito flakes) into a measuring cup
add 4 Tbsp boiling water and let it steep until you’re ready to cook
cut one bitter melon in half lengthwise
scoop out the seeds and scrape off the inner white pith
slice into 1/8 inch (3-4 mm) thickness
sprinkle 1 tsp kosher salt and combine well,
let it stand for 10 minutes
beat large 2 eggs in a medium bowl
cut 6 pork belly slices into small bites, about 1 to 1-1/2 inch pieces
rinse the bitter melon with water and drain well
strain the katsuobushi
tear up the tofu into bite-size pieces with your hands
heat a large frying pan and add 1 Tbsp oil
add tofu in the pan
cook until the tofu is browned and moisture has evaporated
transfer the tofu to a plate
add 1 Tbsp oil to the same frying pan
add the bitter melon
sprinkle a pinch of kosher salt and stir fry until almost cooked
transfer the bitter melon to a plate
add 1/2 Tbsp oil to the pan
add the pork belly
stir fry until nice and golden brown
season with freshly ground black pepper and kosher salt
add the bitter melon and the tofu back to the frying pan
mix well
pour katsuo dashi
and 1 Tbsp soy sauce
let the liquid evaporate while you toss to combine
add freshly ground black pepper
add the beaten eggs to the frying pan
shake the pan to cook the egg until egg is no longer runny
transfer to serving plate
sprinkle more katsuobushi (bonito flakes)
itadakimasu!
I hope you will give this recipe a try and let me know what you think.
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matane!
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