Winter Melon Soup Recipe
Winter Melon Soup is a mouth watering appetizer recipe. Try this Winter Melon Soup; I am sure you will get a lot of compliments for this one!
Ingredients
| Loin pork | 1/4 pound | |
| 1/4 pound good-quality smoked ham such as Smithfleld or prosciutto | ||
| 1/4 pound dark chicken meat, skinned and boned | ||
| Chicken stock | 4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Water | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Dry sherry | 2 Tablespoon | |
| 1 pound winter melon, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces | ||
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Pepper white | 1/8 Teaspoon | |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root | ||
| 1/4 pound cooked crabmeat, shredded | ||
| Mushrooms | 1/4 pound, thinly sliced | |
| 2 ounces dried lotus seeds | ||
Directions
Blanch pork, ham, and chicken in 1 quart boiling water for about 5 minutes.
Drain and cool.
Cut the pork, chicken, all but 1 tablespoon ham into 1/4- to 1/2-inch pieces.
Mince reserved tablespoon ham to be used for garnish later.
Pour chicken stock and water into a 5- to 6-quart pot.
Add sherry, diced pork, chicken, ham, and melon.
Season with salt, pepper, and minced ginger root.
Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes.
Stir in shredded crab, sliced mushrooms, and lotus seeds, and simmer 10 minutes longer.
Drain and cool.
Cut the pork, chicken, all but 1 tablespoon ham into 1/4- to 1/2-inch pieces.
Mince reserved tablespoon ham to be used for garnish later.
Pour chicken stock and water into a 5- to 6-quart pot.
Add sherry, diced pork, chicken, ham, and melon.
Season with salt, pepper, and minced ginger root.
Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes.
Stir in shredded crab, sliced mushrooms, and lotus seeds, and simmer 10 minutes longer.
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