Winter Melon Soup
There are many ways to prepare winter melon, from winter melon tea to stir fry dishes. In this recipe, we discover how to cook winter melon as a traditional
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 20 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1000 g pork ribs
- 3 slices ginger
- 10 g scallion
- 2 tbsp cooking wine
- 3 slices ginger
- 10 g scallion
- 2 tbsp cooking wine
- 5 g Sichuan peppercorn
- 1- liter hot water
- 1 tbsp pepper powder
- 400 g winter melon
- Salt to taste
- Chicken bouillon
Instructions
- 1
Add 1000g pork ribs and cold water to the pot with 3 slices of ginger, 10g scallion, and 2 tbsp cooking wine. You can blanch it for 3 to 4 minutes in boiling water.
- 2
Remove the froth or foam from the water.
- 3
Then, rinse the pork ribs with cold water.
- 4
Next, put the ribs into the clay pot.
- 5
In the clay pot, add 3 slices of ginger, 10g scallion, 5g Sichuan peppercorn, 1-liter hot water, 2 tbsp cooking wine, and 1 tbsp pepper powder.
- 6
Bring to a boil. Once it boils, turn the heat to low fire and cook for 1 hour.
- 7
While the pot is heating, prepare your 400g winter melon.
- 8
Remove the skin and cut the winter melon into small chunks.
- 9
Wash the winter melon chunks and don't forget to remove the seeds as well.
- 10
Then, add the winter melon chunks into the clay pot and cook for 20 minutes more.
- 11
Next, add salt to taste and chicken bouillon.
- 12
Serve while hot and enjoy a heartwarming soup!