Cookery 101: "Amplaya Con Carne"
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
Philippines
June 9, 2022 11:23pm CST
Let's dig our lunch for today. I woke up late and was able to cook my own version of "Ampalaya Con Carne." The word "ampalaya" means bitter gourd and "carne" means meat. To make it clearer, I cooked bitter gourd with thin sliced beef for lunch. The challenging part is to let the beef sirloin soft before mixing with the cord sliced bitter gourd and other spices or condiments. It was an easy meal to prepare.
What are you cooking for lunch or dinner today?
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
10 Jun 22
Sounds good. How do you remove the bitter part of bitter melon! I saw a youtube demo, rub with salt after reseeding & cleaning bitter melon, let stand for 5 minutes, rinse and cook.
I had a stroganoff and added leftover rice to the gravy, perfect. Canned mushrooms and bell peppers because I like it. Was very good. No picture, ate it all.
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@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
11 Jun 22
@MarshaMusselman Bitter gourd is also the same with bitter melon.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Jun 22
I was wondering whether bitter gourd was the same thing as bitter melon but I'm guessing you know that the two are the same thing?
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@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
11 Jun 22
@oahuwriter For me, I usually sliced them and soak them in a bowl with a salt solution for about 30 minutes. Then, wash and drain them. After which, I can cook them.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
10 Jun 22
I made a post about my delicious chicken drumsticks lunch.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
11 Jun 22
@MarshaMusselman It is not so dry and has more flavor.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Jun 22
@marguicha same with my husband and myself. We both prefer the dark meat to the white.
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@yoalldudes (35028)
• Philippines
10 Jun 22
We are having what we had for breakfast which is sardine omelet.
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I am not kidding. What a pity of me.
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
11 Jun 22
@yoalldudes I agree, but the basic food cooking is not what I can do.
@yoalldudes (35028)
• Philippines
11 Jun 22
@Shavkat The omelette is a simple meal. Your dish though is a level up.
@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
10 Jun 22
It looks so delicious but I know how bitter the taste of that ampalaya if not cooked really good but enjoy your meal 
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@snowy22315 (208952)
• United States
15 Jun 22
That sounds tasty. I had air fryer chicken nuggets and peas
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Jun 22
Is bitter gourd the same as bitter melon. Those are green and long and bought mainly by Asian customers. I realized I've not seen them sold here this year.
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@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
15 Jun 22
@MarshaMusselman I do think that bitter melons are not for everyone, but it is a good source of iron though.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
14 Jun 22
@Shavkat we don't eat them here. I've tried some things we sell that are bought by people from other countries like chayote squash but I think I'll refrain from buying the bitter melons.
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