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Chinese Winter Melon & Corn Soup, garnished with green onion

Winter Melon and Corn Soup

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Winter melon soup is a homemade soup based on winter melon. Winter melon soup is popular in Jiangnan and northern China. It is very simple to prepare, and is often cooked in family kitchens. Whether it is served with rice, noodles, or alone, it is delicious. People say that wax gourd has the effect of reducing weight and fat. Today, I will use corn and winter melon to cook a soup. This is a healthy, delicious vegetarian soup. 
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Chinese Home Cooking
Servings 4 servings
Calories 53 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 wok or soup pot

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pound winter melon
  • 1 ear of corn
  • 1.5 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon chicken essence, granulated (bouillon)
  • 1 teaspoon oil for deep frying
  • 1 scallion

Instructions
 

  • Peel the wax gourd, remove the seeds and soft pulp holding the seeds, and cut into pieces with a thickness of .25 inch (5 mm). Cut the ear of corn into cross-section pieces. 
    2 pound winter melon, 1 ear of corn
    Ingredients for Chinese Winter Melon and Corn Soup
  • Add enough water to the wok to cover the corn, and bring to a boil. Add the corn to the boiling water, and cook for 2 minutes. (Add water according to the amount of ingredients. If you like to drink your soup, you can add more water.)
    1 ear of corn
    blanch the corn
  • Add the winter melon and pour the oil. Cook for 10 minutes, until the winter melon is soft.
    2 pound winter melon, 1 teaspoon oil for deep frying
    add the winter melon
  • Then add the salt and chicken essence.
    1.5 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon chicken essence, granulated (bouillon)
    cooking Chinese Winter Melon and Corn Soup
  • Sprinkle some chopped green onions and finish. 
    1 scallion
    Chinese Winter Melon and Corn Soup

Notes

  • Please remove the skin, seeds, and soft part holding the seeds in the winter melon. 
  • Winter melon does not need to be cooked too soft. 
  • Add salt according to the amount of water you add. 

    • Nutrition

    Calories: 53kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 2gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 995mgPotassium: 71mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 72IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 2mg
    Keyword chicken broth, corn, scallions, soup recipes, winter melon
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