Yaeyama Islands
Bitter Gourd Recipe
椎茸配沖繩苦瓜忌廉芝士醬
Shiitake with Bitter Gourd & Cream Cheese Sauce
Ingredients:
沖繩苦瓜 20g
椎茸 8個
核桃 20g
牛油 2g
鹽 適量
沖繩香檸果汁 1/2茶匙
忌廉芝士 30g
生火腿 2塊
鹽 適量
黑椒 適量
烤芝麻 適量
20g bitter gourd
8 shiitake mushrooms
20g walnuts
2g butter
Salt (appropriate amount)
1/2 teaspoon shikuwasa juice
30g cream cheese
2 pieces dry-cured ham
Salt (appropriate amount)
Black pepper (appropriate amount)
Toasted sesame seeds (appropriate amount)
Steps:
除掉苦瓜種子和瓤再切碎，另外去除椎茸的莖。核桃及椎茸烤熟備用。
把椎茸的莖和核桃切碎備用。
在鑊中放牛油加熱，加入椎茸的莖和苦瓜炒，再加鹽和沖繩香檸果汁後放涼備用。
在碗中加入忌廉芝士拌至軟滑，再加入已撕碎的生火腿、核桃和③的混合物拌至更軟滑，然後依照自己的口味加入鹽和黑椒。
在椎茸上放上④的混合物，再加上少許切小塊的苦瓜粒作裝飾。另可按照自己的喜好撒上黑椒。
Remove the guts of the bitter gourd and chop into small pieces. Separate the stems of the shiitake mushrooms from the caps. Roast the shiitake mushrooms and walnuts. *Set aside a small amount of bitter gourd pieces for garnish in the step ⑤.
Chop walnuts and the stems of the shiitake mushrooms into small pieces.
Heat butter in a frying pan, fry the shiitake mushroom stems and bitter gourd, add salt and shikwasa juice, and let cool.
Add cream cheese in a bowl and mix, add the torned dry-cured ham, walnuts, and ③, and mix further. Add salt and black pepper to adjust the taste.
Place ④ on the caps of the shiitake mushrooms and garnish with the chopped bitter gourd. Sprinkle with black pepper and sesame seeds, if desired.
苦瓜是沖繩代表性的蔬菜，含有豐富的維他命C，由於這種維他命C經過加熱也不會損失，所以最適合做為炒菜的材料。苦味成分中的MOMORUDESIN具有健胃和增進食欲之效，普遍認為還可以降低血糖。 沖繩的蔬菜為了能在海風和強烈的紫外線下生存，所以具有強勁的生命力，和日本其他地區的蔬菜相比更具有抗氧化作用。