6 cloves of garlic

1/4 cup ground turkey, pork or chicken

1/4 cup of salt

3 tbs of sugar

1 tb of white soy sauce

1 bitter melon (can be found at local chinese stores)

2 eggs

1/4 water

2 tbs oil (vegetable will do...)

2 tbs oyster sauce

Bitter melon is ... well, bitter. BUT it has a lot of medicinal values. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_melon Honestly, something this bitter HAS TO BE good for you somehow. This dish can often be found at Chinese restaurants. Authentic ones... not one of those strip mall joints. So here goes..

Core the bitter melon and cut into thin slices. If you don't .. well, let's just say... I warned ya.... Soak the bitter melon in salt (it releases the bitterness a bit). Soak for about a min or 2. Then, in a hot wok, add your oil, garlic, oyster sauce and meat. Add the bitter melon, water and cover for about 3 mins, allowing the melon to cook thoroughly. Uncover and add more oil, add eggs and scrabble in wok. Then.. mix it all together and there you go!!

This dish, courtesy of my brother. Also pictured.