Recipe: Perfect Ampalaya Con Carne

Ampalaya Con Carne. Try this Ampalaya Con Carne Recipe. Let me know what you think. This is a recipe for stir-fried beef with bitter melon.

Ampalaya Con Carne If you are looking for veggies in your meal, try this Ampalaya con Carne or Bitter Melon stir fried in ground pork pork or beef, diced tomatoes and egg. Simple, easy to make and delicious! Ampalaya con Carne is simply sauteed ampalaya with beef slices, which is one of the popular ways to serve and appreciate the bitter gourd or bitter melon. You can cook Ampalaya Con Carne using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Ampalaya Con Carne

1. You need 1/2 lb of beef sirloin, sliced into thin pieces.
2. It's 1 piece of ampalaya (bitter gourd), cored and sliced.
3. Prepare 4 cloves of garlic, minced.
4. Prepare 1 of thumb ginger, minced.
5. It's 1 piece of onion, chopped.
6. You need 3/4 cups of water.
7. It's 2 tablespoons of cooking oil.
8. It's of Marinade:.
9. Prepare 3 tablespoons of soy sauce.
10. You need 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce.
11. It's 1 1/2 teaspoon of Sesame oil.
12. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper.
13. Prepare 1 1/2 teaspoons of cornstarch.

My version is different because rather than just sauteing in garlic and onion with some beef slices, I added some ingredients typically found in Chinese cooking. How to make Ampalaya con Carne. Add cornstarch and then continue to mix until all ingredients are well distributed. I used it again yesterday when I made ampalaya con carne for dinner.

Ampalaya Con Carne step by step

1. Combine beef sirloin, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and ground black pepper..
2. Mix well. Add cornstarch and then continue to mix until all ingredients are well distributed. Marinate for 10 minutes..
3. Heat oil in a pan. Add the marinated beef sliced. Cook both sides for 30 seconds..
4. Stir-fry the beef for 3 minutes. Set aside..
5. On the same pan, saute the ginger and garlic. Add onion and continue to cook until it softens..
6. Put the ampalaya into the pan. Cook for 1 minute..
7. Add the beef back into the pan. Add water and bring it to boil. Cook in medium heat for 5 minutes..
8. Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve and Enjoy!.

Ampalaya, also known as bitter melon or bitter gourd, is one of my favorite vegetables. It is a popular vegetable amongst Filipino, despite its bitter taste. It is in fact, one of the main ingredients in a popular Filipino dish, pinakbet (Vegetable stew). Some people say that Ampalaya Con Carne is basically the Cadillac of the Ampalaya dish variety. Whether I would agree or not, let's find out.