Steamed Winter Melon Threads

Name: Steamed Winter Melon Threads
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500 g Winter melon (peeled, deseeded, sliced thin, then cut into ~10 cm silver-needle threads); 50 g Cooked lean ham (cut into thin strips); 15 g Fine starch (dusted on the winter melon threads); 2 g Sichuan salt; 500 g Clear broth; 1 g MSG

Cut winter melon into fine shreds, dust with starch, and blanch. Combine with shredded ham and steam in clear broth. The finished dish resembles bird's nest.

35 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Winter melon (peeled, deseeded, sliced thin, then cut into ~10 cm silver-needle threads) 500 g

Cooked lean ham (cut into thin strips) 50 g

Fine starch (dusted on the winter melon threads) 15 g

Sichuan salt 2 g

Clear broth 500 g

MSG 1 g

Instructions

Prepare the Winter Melon

Peel and deseed the winter melon, slice into thin pieces, then cut into silver-needle threads about 10 cm long. Dust with fine starch.

Prepare the Ham

Cut the cooked ham into thin strips.

Blanch

Bring water to a boil in a wok, add the winter melon threads and blanch until they turn white and glossy. Lift out and refresh in cold water.

Steam

Drain and arrange the threads neatly in a soup bowl. Add Sichuan salt, the ham strips, clear broth, and MSG. Steam over a gentle heat until the melon threads absorb the flavors, then serve.