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Chinese Winter Melon Soup (冬瓜湯)
Chinese Winter Melon Soup is incredibly easy - once you have a stock, all you need to do is add the fruit in to simmer and you're ready to go!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 45 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
8
- 3+1/2 l 14.8 US cup chicken and pork stock
- 2 winter melon ((we get it from Asian supermarkets))
- 20 g dehydrated scallop
- 3 dehydrated shiitake mushroom
- 1 tsp salt ((or to taste))
- 1 tbsp chicken bouillon powder
Instructions
- 1
As you simmer the chicken and pork stock, season it with the salt and chicken bouillon powder.
- 2
Add the dehydrated shiitake mushrooms and scallops in and let it continue to cook for a total of 3 hours for the stock meat to soften.
- 3
Meanwhile, peel the winter melon and cut them into large chunks, roughly 12cm (4.7") thick.Note: You can remove the seeds if you like, but Grandma usually leaves them in there.
- 4
Once the 3 hours of stock cooking time is up, remove the meat and bones, then add the fruit in. Let it continue to simmer for another 30-45 minutes or until semi-translucent.
- 5
Enjoy hot as is!