Hot Dry-Fried Bitter Melon

• Bitter melon
• Chillies
• Fermented black beans (dau see)
• Ginger
• Spring onions

Prepare the bitter melon as described above, preferably using the salting method; squeeze dry. Seed and chop the chilies. Rinse the black beans. Chop the spring onions in two just above the white bulbs; chop the greens in 1-inch lengths. Mince the bulbs, then mash together with the black beans. You are ready to cook.

Heat the wok without oil. Add the bitter melon; toss and cook over hig