The Pare Omelette is one of China's favorite traditional foods. Before treating bitter melon, it's good we know some things about pare, as well as the benefits contained in it, and put aside the fact that bitter tastes.
Actually, pare comes in the fruit, not vegetables. Pare contains essential nutrients your body needs, such as iron, magnesium, vitamin C. Pare also contains 2 times more calcium in spinach, beta-carotene in broccoli and potassium in bananas. Therefore, pare provides many benefits for the health of our body, among others:
Controlling Blood Sugar Levels
Pare contains insulin-like substances, called polypeptides. This substance is proven to control blood sugar levels naturally. Research shows that 2000 mg of pare when taken regularly can help patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. But for patients with diabetes who are taking the drug, should consult with a doctor before taking pare regularly to control blood sugar levels
Pressing the Number of Bad Cholesterol
Pare has anti-inflammatory properties and can help suppress the amount of bad cholesterol in the blood, thereby reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke. In addition pare can also help control blood pressure because its potassium content can absorb excess sodium in the body. Pare also contains iron and folic acid which can also reduce the risk of stroke and maintain heart health.
Healthy Skin and Shiny Hair
High antioxidants and vitamins A and C contained in bitter melon can prevent premature aging and eliminate wrinkles. It also can reduce acne, treat eczema and protect skin from the dangers of ultraviolet rays.
In the pare omelet recipe this time, we will combine the healthful pare with a tasty egg. Crispy pare pieces are mixed in a soft omelette. Simple spices such as salt, pepper, sesame oil, light soy sauce, and sometimes cooked wine mixed into egg whisk, make this omelette dough has a delicious taste but still light. Coupled with pieces of bitter melon, making this omelet a delicious and healthy food. This pare omelette will be cooked until brown but still retains a light and fluffy texture (by not pressing the omelette while cooking it). It feels very good, easy to make and healthy. Suitable eaten with warm rice.
Materials needed
100 grams of pare
3 eggs
Coriander leaves for decoration
Spices
½ teaspoon of light soy sauce
½ teaspoon sesame oil
1/8 teaspoon ground pepper powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons of cooking oil
How to make
Cut medium sized pare (± 100 grams) to 1/3 of its length. Split into 2 lengthwise. Remove the seeds using a spoon, then cut into pieces as thick as 5 mm. Put it into a bowl.
To reduce the bitterness, sprinkle salt. Flatten the salt on each piece. Let stand for 10 minutes. Rinse pare in running water, then drain and set aside.
Enter light soy sauce, sesame oil and pepper powder in a clean bowl. Stir with a spoon until well blended. Break the eggs, then shake slowly using a fork or whisk until the eggs and seasonings are well blended.
Heat a skillet with a large flame. Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil. Saute the pieces of pare until slightly wilted (± 1 minute), or until the bitter melon appears slightly transparent. Spread the pare evenly, then pour 1 tablespoon of cooking oil.
Beat the egg mixture and spice once more (to produce air bubbles), then pour over the pare pieces evenly over the whole bit of bitter melon. As the edges of the omelette begin to harden, reduce the heat to moderate. Do not tamper with omelets while cooking. When the bottom of the omelette is hard enough, turn the omelette and cook until cooked evenly.
Once cooked evenly, place the omelette on a plate, then decorate it with cilantro. Immediately serve.
