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GOOD FOR 4 PERSONS.

INGREDIENTS:

• SHRIMPS – 500gr. (Shelled and without vein)
• SLICED AMPALAYA – 300gr. (Bitter Melon)
• CHOPPED GARLIC – 5 cloves
• SLICED RED BELL PEPPER – 100gr.
• A PINCH OF GROUND MIXED PEPPER SEEDS.
• OYSTER SAUCE – 2 tbsp.
• OLIVE OIL – 3 tbsp.
• SALT – 2 tsp.
• GIN – 3 tbsp.

PROCEDURE:

In a small mixing bowl, treat the sliced Ampalaya with abundant salt then wash with water, this operation will reduce the bitterness.

In a medium size non-stick frying pan, heat the olive oil and saute the chopped garlic until golden brown, add the sliced Ampalaya and one spoon of oyster sauce then simmer until Ampalaya is half cooked. Add the shrimps, the gin, one spoon of oyster sauce, a pinch of ground mixed pepper seeds and keep simmering until shrimps are cooked, add the sliced red bell pepper 1min before removing from heat.