Winter Melon Soup with Shrimps 大蝦冬瓜茸湯

Winter Melon Soup with Shrimps 大蝦冬瓜茸湯Winter Melon Soup with Shrimps 大蝦冬瓜茸湯

Ingredients:

  • 4 large shrimps about 4 oz (125 g), cleaned, shelled and de-veined ;
  • 4 lb (2 kg) winter melon, about 3 cups shredded;
  • 6 dry Chinese Shiitake mushrooms, soared and diced;
  • 4 oz (125 g) cooked ham, thinly sliced;
  • 1/2 cup diced asparagus;
  • 1 teaspoon finely julienned ginger;
  • 1 hard boil egg, sliced;
  • 1 teaspoon canole oil;
  • 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) water;
  • 4 cilantro leaves for decoration;
  • Sea salt.

Recipe:

Serving for 4

  1. Add water to a medium size pot over medium high heat;
  2. Add stems of mushrooms, shrimp shells and water from soaking mushrooms;
  3. Cook for 5 minutes;
  4. Take them out and discard;
  5. Shred winter melon in a food processor;
  6. Add winter melon to the pot;
  7. Add minced mushrooms and canole oil;
  8. Lower to simmer when come to a boil;
  9. Add julienned ginger and sea salt;
  10. Turn to medium heat when winter melon become translucent, about 20 minutes;
  11. Add asparagus and cook for 1 minute;
  12. Add shrimps and it is done when the shrimps turn pink;
  13. Spoon soup to a bowl;
  14. Top with shrimps, slice of hard boil egg and ham;
  15. Add more soup to warm up the ham;
  16. Serve hot and top with cilantro for decoration.

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