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Ingredients
- 1/2 a bitter melon
- 4 chicken thigh fillets
- 1 tblspn butter
- 1 large brown onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 30mls fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbs soy sauce
- 2 medium carrots, cut into lcm pieces
- Salt & coarsely ground black pepper, to taste
- 750ml (3 cups) water/chicken stock mix (pref chicken "consomme")
Method
- cut the bitter melon in half lengthways, remove the pith and cut into 1/2cm thick half moon pieces
- boil bitter melon for 4 min, discard stock and put boiled melon aside
- cut chicken into small pieces
- saute onion in butter over low heat until it begins to caramelise. Add garlic and saute a further 2min
- Add the chicken, carrots, lemon juice and soy sauce. Season with pepper.
- Add the water/stock and bitter melon. Bring to the boil.
- optionally: cool soup in fridge over night and scrape off the congealed fat in the morning before continuing
- Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for about 1 hour.
Serve over noodles and steamed beans.