Recipe: Yummy Stir-fried Goya (Goya Chanpuru)

Stir-fried Goya (Goya Chanpuru). Goya chanpuru (ゴーヤチャンプルー) is another representative Okinawan dish along with rafute and Okinawa soba. The word "chanpuru" sounds similar to the Indonesian word "campur" which means mix/stir and indeed, goya chanpuru is a bitter melon stir fry dish. And it's a kind of stir-fried vegetables, pork, and tofu.

The dish is eaten very often in Summer in Japan when Goya (bitter melon/gourd/squash) is in season! We are making an Okinawan dish Goya Chanpuru, which is a great recipe for hot summer days. Egg, onion, tofu, pork and bitter melon are cooked with miso seasoning! You can have Stir-fried Goya (Goya Chanpuru) using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Stir-fried Goya (Goya Chanpuru)

1. Prepare 1/2 (20 cm) of goya (cut in half lengthwise, remove the seeds, cut into 3~5mm slices).
2. It's 200 g of firm tofu (drained and cut into bite sized pieces).
3. You need 100~150 g of pork or ham (cut into bite sized pieces).
4. It's 1/2 of sliced onion.
5. It's 1/4 of carrot (cut into thin strips).
6. Prepare 1~2 of beaten eggs.
7. It's of Seasonings:.
8. Prepare of * 1 tbsp sake.
9. Prepare of * 1 tbsp soy sauce.
10. Prepare of * 1/2~1 tbsp oyster sauce.
11. It's 1 tbsp of vegetables oil or olive oil for frying tofu.
12. Prepare 1 tbsp of sesame oil.
13. It's of dried bonito flakes for topping (optional).
14. You need of salt and pepper for seasoning.

This will help you beat the summer he Okinawa has many chanpuru recipes but Goya chanpuru is the representative of the chanpuru dish. This recipe has originated in the Okinawa region and is now widely popular in Japanese homes. Goya or bitter melon, is a tropical fruit that's why there's plenty of it in the Okinawa region which is relatively hot. Most kids are not a fan of this tropical fruit when they first eat it because of.

Stir-fried Goya (Goya Chanpuru) instructions

1. Sprinkle salt on goya and rub, leave it for about 10 mins. Wash with water and drain well..
2. Heat the oil (vegetable or olive oil) in a pan over medium heat, stir fry tofu until browned. Remove tofu from the pan and set aside..
3. Heat the sesame oil in the same pan, add pork, onion, carrot, goya and stir fry for 1~2 mins(softened). Put tofu back in the pan and then add seasonings and combine..
4. Pour the beaten egg over and stir quickly to mix. Season with salt and pepper. Top with dried bonito flakes (optional)..

Try an Okinawan summer favourite with this colourful goya chanpuru bitter melon stir fry. This colourful stir fry hails from the sunny island of Okinawa in southern Japan and is made with vibrant green goya, soy sauce, tofu, pork and egg. Recipe: Goya Chanpuru (Champuru): Okinawan Stir Fry With Bitter Gourd, Tofu, Pork and Egg. This is really classical Okinawan home cooking, so there are probably as many variations as there are households in Okinawa. This is a very simple version.