Winter Melon Soup
Winter melon is a common vegetable with a sweet, juicy flavor. It's used as both a medicinal and edible vegetable, boasting numerous health benefits
Ingredients
- winter melon appropriate amount
- dried shrimps appropriate amount
- scallops appropriate amount
- refined salt appropriate amount
- ginger appropriate amount
- pepper appropriate amount
Instructions
- Choose winter melon with thick white foam, as the thick white foam indicates that the winter melon is ripe
- Peel the winter melon, remove the flesh and cut into thick pieces
- Soak the dried scallops and dried shrimps in advance
- Add water to the pot and put in winter melon slices and ginger slices
- After boiling over high heat, add dried shrimp and scallops and simmer over low heat.
- When the winter melon becomes transparent and soft, sprinkle with salt and pepper
Notes
Winter melons commonly come in white and green skin varieties. White-skinned winter melons soften easily when stewed, while green-skinned ones are more watery.