Braised Soft-Shell Turtle with Winter Melon

Name: Braised Soft-Shell Turtle with Winter Melon
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 400 g Winter melon (peeled, washed, cut into 2 cm thick pieces); 600 g Soft-shell turtle (slaughtered, cleaned, chopped into 1-inch cubes); 18 g Ginger (smashed flat with a knife); 60 g Cooking oil; 650 g Stock; Cooking wine, a pinch; Wet cornstarch, a pinch; Fine salt, a pinch

Marinated soft-shelled turtle pieces are braised together with winter melon, producing a savory dish with tender, melt-in-your-mouth melon.

55 min

Easy

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Braised Soft-Shell Turtle with Winter Melon

Ingredients

Winter melon (peeled, washed, cut into 2 cm thick pieces) 400 g

Soft-shell turtle (slaughtered, cleaned, chopped into 1-inch cubes) 600 g

Ginger (smashed flat with a knife) 18 g

Cooking oil 60 g

Stock 650 g

Cooking wine a pinch

Wet cornstarch a pinch

Fine salt a pinch

Instructions

Ingredient preparation

Slaughter and clean the soft-shell turtle, then chop it into 1-inch cubes. Combine with cooking wine, fine salt, and wet cornstarch and mix well to season. Peel the winter melon, wash it, and cut into 2 cm thick pieces. Smash the ginger flat with a knife.

Braising

Heat a wok over the fire and add the cooking oil. Once hot, add the turtle pieces and stir-fry briefly. Add the winter melon, stock, fine salt, and smashed ginger, cover with a lid, and braise until the turtle and winter melon are thoroughly cooked through. Remove the ginger pieces before serving.