Stir-Fried Bitter Melon with Straw Mushrooms

Name: Stir-Fried Bitter Melon with Straw Mushrooms (Khổ qua Xào Nấm Rỏm)
Yield: Serves 4-6 as part of a Shared Meal
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic; 1 carrot, peeled and julienned; 40 g (1½ oz) dried bean thread (glass) vermicelli noodles; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 1 bitter melon (150 g/5½ oz), halved and seeded, then thinly sliced on the diagonal; 8 straw mushrooms, halved; coriander (cilantro) sprigs, to garnish; coriander (cilantro) sprigs, to garnish; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; ½ teaspoon sesame oil; 1 bird’s eye chilli, thinly sliced; light soy sauce, for dipping

Khổ qua Xào Nấm Rỏm

Preparation info

Serves
4-6
as part of a Shared Meal

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Songs of Sapa

By Luke Nguyen

Published 2009

About

DALAT IS FULL OF FRESH, VIBRANT AND COLOURFUL PRODUCE. I COULD LIVE ON VEGETABLES AND FRUITS ALONE IF I LIVED THERE. IF YOU ARE VEGETARIAN, OMIT THE OYSTER SAUCE AND ADD ONE TEASPOON OF DARK SOY SAUCE INSTEAD.

Ingredients

40 g (1½ oz) dried bean thread (glass) vermicelli noodles
2 tablespoons vegetab

Asia
Vietnam
Dalat
Side dish
Dinner
Pescatarian
Southeast Asia

Method

Soak the bean thread vermicelli in water for 20 minutes, then drain and cut using kitchen scissors into 10 cm (4 inch) lengths.

Heat a wok over medium heat, then add the oil and garlic and stir-fry