Winter Melon Soup
A refreshing Cantonese winter melon soup made with finely shredded winter melon, enhanced with green peas, minced carrots, and minced pork for added flavor.
Ingredients
Winter melon (peeled, shredded, with juice added to the pot)
1 500 g（600 g）
Green peas
1 tbsp
Shredded carrot
2 tbsp
Minced pork (mixed with marinade and marinated for 10 minutes)
150 g
Clear chicken broth
1 can
Water
2 cup
Cornstarch (mixed with water to make cornstarch slurry)
1 tbsp
Salt (for seasoning)
a pinch
Sesame oil (for seasoning)
a pinch
Ground white pepper (for seasoning)
a pinch
Salt (for marinade)
1/4 tsp
Light soy sauce (for marinade)
1 tsp
Sesame oil (for marinade)
a pinch
Ground white pepper (for marinade)
a pinch
Cornstarch (for marinade)
2 tsp
Water (for marinade)
1 tbsp
Instructions
1
Step 1
Peel the winter melon, shred it, add it with its juice to the pot; mix the minced pork with the marinade and marinate for 10 minutes
2
Step 2
Bring the clear chicken broth, water, and shredded winter melon to a boil, add green peas, shredded carrot, and minced pork, bring to a boil again, stir in the cornstarch slurry to thicken into a soup, season with salt, sesame oil, and pepper, then serve
