Winter Melon Soup
Weeknight-friendly Chinese cooking: Winter Melon Soup comes together in 45 minutes with winter melon, pork ribs, and not much else.
✓ USDA-verified nutrition data
272 calories
36g protein
8g carbs
11g fat
2g fiber
Ingredients
- 2 lb Winter melon
- 1 lb Pork ribs
- 2 tbsp Dried shrimp
- 4 slices Fresh ginger
- 6 cups Chicken stock
- 0.5 tsp White pepper
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Goji berries
- 2 Scallions
Steps
- Blanch the ribs 5 minutes and rinse. Cut the winter melon into 1.5-inch chunks, leaving the rind on for a prettier soup.
- Simmer the ribs, ginger, and dried shrimp in the stock 25 minutes until the broth turns milky and sweet.
- Add the winter melon and simmer 15 minutes more, until the chunks turn translucent and yield to a spoon.
- Season with salt and white pepper; scatter in the goji berries for the last 2 minutes.
- Serve with scallions. Light, clean, and restorative — the soup Cantonese families make when someone needs taking care of.