Pork and winter melon soup

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ pounds Lean pork
1 pounds Winter melon
6 cups Stock (see recipe) or water
1 teaspoon Salt
1 Egg

Directions

1. Cut pork in ½-inch cubes. Cut winter melon in 1-inch cubes, discarding rind and seeds.

2. Place pork, winter melon and stock in a saucepan. Bring slowly to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 30 minutes.

3. Stir in salt. Beat egg, and stir in quickly. Remove from heat.

VARIATIONS: For the pork, substitute raw chicken or smoked ham, diced, or

¼ cup dried shrimp (soaked).

In step 2, add 3 dried black mushrooms (soaked), diced; or 5 Water chestnuts, diced.

In step 2, bring stock to a boil first; then add pork and winter melon.

Simmer, covered, 10 minutes.

From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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