Bitter Melon Soup · Amy's Health Nest

Aug '25 • Food

Bitter Melon Soup

I forgot to give an update on our latest food adventure — bitter melon soup! 🥒

My sweet friend shared her Cambodian family recipe, which involves hollowing out the melon and stuffing it with ground beef or turkey, a special dried mushroom or fungi, rice noodles, and my homemade bone broth plus garlic. 🍄🍜 You can add soy sauce or coconut aminos for flavor and serve it over rice, though we skipped the rice this time. I also made little meatballs with the extra filling to toss into the soup!

My son said it tasted like "sour squash or a cucumber going bad" 😂... but Jim and I didn’t think it was terrible at all! Honestly, I’ll be making it again because the health benefits are amazing:

✨ Supports blood sugar balance

✨ Aids digestion

✨ Anti-inflammatory properties

✨ High in antioxidants

✨ May boost collagen production and skin health

✨ Traditionally used for liver and immune support

It’s definitely an acquired taste, but worth the try for all the healing power it packs! 🌿💪 Have you ever cooked with bitter melon?

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Bitter Melon Soup