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Creamy Winter Melon and Mushroom Soup

A traditional Zhejiang soup combining winter melon, oyster mushrooms, and shrimp simmered with milk and cream for a rich, fragrant broth.

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Creamy Winter Melon and Mushroom Soup

Ingredients

Winter melon (peeled, washed, cut into thin slices) 300g
Phoenix tail mushrooms (washed, torn into pieces) 100g
Fresh shrimp (washed, deveined, mixed with wet cornstarch) 90g
Milk 150g
Butter 30g
Peanut oil 40g
Stock 1000g
Salt a pinch
Wet cornstarch (for coating the shrimp) a pinch

Instructions

1

Preparation

Peel the winter melon, wash it, and cut it into thin slices; wash the phoenix tail mushrooms and tear them into pieces; wash the shrimp, remove the vein, and mix with wet cornstarch.

2

Cooking

Heat the wok over high heat, add the peanut oil and let it get hot, then add the winter melon. After briefly stir-frying, add the phoenix tail mushrooms, milk, stock, and salt, and bring to a boil. Add the shrimp, cover, and cook until everything is done.