bittermelon greens recipes, tips? (bitter gourd, fu gua, ampalaya)
 

Hi, I'm looking at the remains of an extensive garden of bittermelon
vines. Before I rip up the plants and bed the garden down for the
winter, it seems like a logical thing to try out the bittermelon greens
as a vegetable... I know they're eaten and I've heard they're often
sold in farmers' markets on the west coast, but I don't know any
details and have no recipes to try out.

The part which looks like a good bet is the growing tips of the vines -
ie, the new baby leaves and the twisty fronds at the very end of each
vine.

Are there any tricks to preparing these as a vegetable? Which parts of
the vine to eat / not eat, and are there additional preparation steps
(such as salting or soaking) which should be done before cooking?

Finally, has anyone a good recipe (or any recipe at all) for
bittermelon greens?

Best regards and thanks for any help.

krnntp

bittermelon greens recipes, tips? (bitter gourd, fu gua, ampalaya)
 

wrote:

> Finally, has anyone a good recipe (or any recipe at all) for
> bittermelon greens?

>
http://starbulletin.com/2002/05/15/f...ngredient.html

I've had them made into a sabji, if you like Panjabi cooking. Yours may
be too old.....
blacksalt

bittermelon greens recipes, tips? (bitter gourd, fu gua, ampalaya)
 

In China, bittermelon greens are considered medicinal rather than for
cooking. You can make a tea or even a compress out of it. Supposed to
drive away "internal heat" etc.

bittermelon greens recipes, tips? (bitter gourd, fu gua, ampalaya)
 

how to make punjabi karela / bitter melon ?

Regards ,
s

bittermelon greens recipes, tips? (bitter gourd, fu gua, ampalaya)