This week’s video is very popular and easy to make local Khmer dish. The Bitter Gourd, sometimes called Bitter Melon (scientific name “Momordica charantia”), is a unique vegetable/fruit full of vitamins and minerals and often used in traditional medicine. It is said to be the most bitter of all fruits & vegetables, and is very popular all over South East Asia. Veasna’s recipe learnt in the provinces is very straightforward and easy to follow, and can be easily made into a soup with the broth.

STUFFED BITTER GOURD (or Bitter Melon) WITH PORK & MUSHROOM

ស្ងោរម្រះផ្សិតសាច់ជ្រូក

Ingredients

Pork – 300g

Bitter Gourd (Bitter Melon) – 500g

Mushroom – 200g

Spring Onion – 4

Salt – 1 tsp

Pepper – 1 tsp

Sugar – 2 tsp

Stock – 2 tsp

គ្រឿងផ្សំ

សាច់ជ្រូក – 300g

ម្រះ – 500g

ផ្សិត – 200g

ខ្ទឹមម៉្យាងដើមតូច – 4

អំបិល – 1 tsp

ម្រេច – 1 tsp

ស្ករ – 2 tsp

ម្សៅសាច់មាន – 2 tsp