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Shark's fin melon soup
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SALGShark's fin melon soup
Shark's fin melon is a squash with many common names such as the Angel’s Hair, Chilacayote, Chiverre, fig-leaf gourd, Malabar gourd, black seed squash, Thai Marrow, Thin Vermicelli Pumpkin and cidra. The melon pulp will turn to strands resembling shark’s fins after being cooked. It has numerous health benefits, including helping with the cold and flu, maintaining liver health, helping with insomnia symptoms, improving the digestive system, lowering sore throat inflammation, and preventing bacterial infection. It also treats diabetes and reduces levels of blood glucose due to its high D-Chiro-Inositol content. It’s a great source of Vitamin A, fiber and calcium.
Ingredient
Food ration :
4 peopleCooking time :
1.5 hours
500 g
pork ribs
800 g
shark's fin melon
300 g
carrot
20 g
dried oyster
10 g
dried red date slice
10 g
dried goji berries
3 tablespoons
cooking wine
9 slices
ginger
1.5 teaspoon
salt
1200 ml
water (for parboil)
1500 ml
hot water (for soup)
Cooking instructions
* Step 1
You only need half the melon for this recipe. Peel the rind, cut into slice.
* Step 2
Cut into small pieces. Remove seeds with spoon leaving the pulp untouched. You can save time by not removing the seeds which are actually edible. In fact they falls out from the pulp after boiling for long time.
* Step 3
Cut the carrot into pieces.
* Step 4
Prepare 9 slices of ginger.
* Step 5
Soak the dried oyster with hot water for 10 minutes. Drain and leave aside.
* Step 6
Prepare dried red date slice. Increase amount slightly for extra sweetness if you want.
* Step 7
Rinse the dried goji berries once. Drain and leave aside.
* Step 8
Prepare a pot of 1200ml water enough to cover the pork ribs. Add the thawed pork ribs, 6 slices of ginger and 2 tablespoons of cooking wine. Cover and turn on high heat.
* Step 9
Once it starts boiling vigorously, remove the pork ribs and leave aside.
* Step 10
Prepare a new pot of 1500ml hot water enough to cover all ingredients. Add the parboiled pork ribs, red date slice, presoaked dried oyster, carrot, 3 slices of ginger, shark's fin melon and 1 tablespoon of cooking wine. Cover and turn on high heat for 20 minutes. Then turn to low-medium heat for another 40 minutes. You have to replenish with hot water as the melon absorbs water quickly during boiling.
* Step 11
Finally add the goji berries and salt. Turn off the heat. Let it simmer for a while before serving.
* Step 12
Ready to serve with cooked rice.
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