Simple Bitter Melon Stir-Fry

Ingredients:

• 3-4 medium size bitter melons
• 10-12 medium long Okra
• half big onion or one small onions chopped
• one small head of garlic
• 10 red shishito peppers
• 2 eggs medium size
• 10 sprigs of cilantro
• one tbsp of coconut oil
• two tsp of sesame oil
• dash of soy sauce 

Utensils:

• skillet
• colander set
• stainless bowls
• chopping board
• vegetable knife

Procedures:

1. chop garlic and shishito peppers ( not very spicy but slightly sweet) 
2. cut off okra top and divide okra into 3 sections
3. cut bitter melons lengthwise, scalp off seeds and pulp ( if it is still green, the pulp is thicker. If it is ripen and yellow, the pulp is less) 
4. chop onion into small pieces. Red onion is sweet and good to balance the bitterness of melon.
5. heat one tbsp of coconut oil in a skillet. Sauté garlic and hot peppers
6. Add onion in the pan and cook for 3 mins. Then toss in okra and stir fry  a little . Add 1/2 cups of water and cover a little about 5 minutes.
7. uncover, add bitter melons. stir fry a minute or two depending on the ripen level of melons. Add sesame oil and soy sauce.
8. In vegan option, you could add cilantro and heat about a minute then serve.
9. In Okinawa option, add two beaten egg mixture with one tsp of water. stir around and prevent egg sticking to the bottom. Add cilantro and serve.

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