Best 2 Okinawan Goya Champuru Recipes

OKINAWAN GOYA CHAMPURU

Okinawan Goya Champuru image

Goya is a gourd that is bitter by itself but the egg and spam reduce the bitterness and it WORKS!!! If you have seen it around but don't know what to do with it, try this. There are many healthy properties in the goya.

Provided by Tex-Mix Experienced

Categories One Dish Meal

Time 13m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) can spam lite, small cubed
1 bitter melon, sliced in half lengthwise, scrape inside with spoon well, and slice thin
1 (16 ounce) package soft tofu, cut into large chunks (will break up more while cooking)
2 slices bacon
6 -8 eggs, beaten

Steps:

Cook bacon in wok or saucepan on high heat. Remove bacon and leave grease.
Lightly salt goya, let sit for 3 minutes. Add sliced goya to heat and grease and cook about 3-5 minutes, or until slightly flimsy.
Add tofu and cook til just browning.
Add egg and cook til done.
Serve with soy sauce and cooked cabbage if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 231.3, Fat 16.7, SaturatedFat 4.6, Cholesterol 325, Sodium 208.5, Carbohydrate 2.7, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 1.4, Protein 18.2

KIMCHI GOYA CHAMPURU

Kimchi Goya Champuru image

This is the simplest way to cook goya champuru, the famous Okinawa food made from bitter melon and atsuage (deep-fried tofu).

Provided by Pearl Ishizaki

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Japanese

Time 31m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 bitter melon, seeded and thinly sliced
8 ounces deep-fried tofu, cut into bite-sized pieces
½ (12 ounce) can fully cooked luncheon meat (such as SPAM®), cut into bite-sized pieces
⅓ cup kimchi
⅓ mochi rice cake
2 eggs
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil
1 ½ teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon chicken stock powder

Steps:

Soak bitter melon in a bowl of lightly salted water for 5 minutes. Drain.
Combine drained bitter melon, tofu, luncheon meat, kimchi, and mochi in a microwave-safe bowl.
Whisk eggs, mayonnaise, sesame oil, soy sauce, and chicken stock powder together in a separate bowl. Pour over the bitter melon mixture. Cover bowl with a microwave-safe cover.
Microwave at 600W until eggs are set, about 6 minutes. Stir together.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 811.2 calories, Carbohydrate 24.4 g, Cholesterol 228.6 mg, Fat 65.2 g, Fiber 7.6 g, Protein 38.9 g, SaturatedFat 15.3 g, Sodium 1898.5 mg, Sugar 4.1 g