Mung Bean Winter Melon Soup
A tender, smooth, fresh, and savory Zhejiang-style mung bean and winter melon soup.
Ingredients
Winter melon
500 g
Mung beans
300 g
Clear broth
500 g
Ginger (washed and smashed)
10 g
Scallion (washed, cut into sections, small scallions tied into knots)
30 g
Salt
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Clean the pot and place it on high heat, pour in the fresh broth and bring to a boil, skim off all foam; wash the ginger and smash it, wash the scallions and cut them into sections (tie small scallions into knots) and add them to the soup pot; rinse the mung beans thoroughly, remove the skins that float to the surface, add them to the soup pot and simmer until tender.
2
Step 2
Peel the outer skin of the winter melon, remove the pulp and seeds, wash it and cut into chunks, cook until soft but not mushy, add salt to taste and serve.
