Chinese Winter Melon Soup with Rice 瓜粒湯飯

Name: Chinese Winter Melon Soup with Rice 瓜粒湯飯
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 g minced pork; 1 big slice of Thick Ham; Half a bowl of chives; handful dried shrimp; 3-4 chinese mushroom; Chicken Stock; Chinese Jinhua Ham (optional); 1 big sliced winter melon

LazyCook_HK @LazyCook_HK

Hong Kong

This is a great light meal if dont want to have a big meal. Please note:- Winter Melon is not recommended to pregnant woman and people with constant cold hands and feet. Switch to hairy cucumber or loofahs

LazyCook_HK @LazyCook_HK

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Ingredients

15 mins

4 servings

200 gminced pork
1big slice of Thick Ham
Halfa bowl of chives
handfuldried shrimp
3-4chinese mushroom
Chicken Stock
Chinese Jinhua Ham (optional)
1big sliced winter melon

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Steps

15 mins

1

These are the main ingredients. Rince and soak shrimp n mushroom until soft.
2

Slice mushroom and cut ham in cubes. As the soaked mushroom, shrimp in water, save them as broth later on.
3

Winter Melon remove skin and middle parts and cut in cubes. Can also cut in bigger chunks or big slice if lazy.
4

Very little oil med-high heat and pan fry the jinhua ham (optional) if you have them. Throw in the mince and cook until 80% then throw in the cube hams. Cook ham until slightly golden brown without burning the minced.
5

Throw in the mushroom broth together with shrimp n mushroom.
6

Add Chicken broth/powder and Hot Water until it covers the ingredients and make it to a boil.
7

When water is boiling throw in melon and cook until you see Winter Melon have this slightly clear colour around 5 - 8 mins
8

Taste it. Add in more chicken broth or chicken powder if needed. Switch off stove and add chives. Pour into a bowl of Cooked White Rice(Hard/Overnight rice is the best option)! Done!