The most important thing that can't be ignored in Cantonese eating habits is that they must have a bowl of soup every day. Every time, simple ingredients are put into the casserole and cooked slowly with a calm fire, so that the whole room is gradually filled with a faint fragrance, unknowingly awakening the cells in the deepest part of the sense of smell.
The scallop and winter melon pork bone soup is suitable for eating in winter and summer. In winter, we should pay special attention to protecting our spleen and stomach and storing "essence". Winter is the season when yin is abundant and yang is hidden. People with phlegm and dampness constitution indicate that yin is abundant and yang is weak in their bodies. The spleen is the source of phlegm, and the lungs are the means for storing phlegm. Therefore, we must protect your spleen and stomach. In winter, drink some dried scallops and winter melon pork bone soup can moisten the lungs, clear heat, and eliminate phlegm.
Dried scallops and white gourd pork bone soup
By MaceyKrajcik
Recipe Recommendations
- pork bone appropriate amount
- winter melon appropriate amount
- scallops appropriate amount
- refined salt appropriate amount
- ginger slices appropriate amount
- chicken essence appropriate amount
- pepper appropriate amount
- parsley appropriate amount
- salty and fresh
- pot
- several hours
- simple
Steps for Dried scallops and white gourd pork bone soup
1
Wash the wax gourd and cut into slices, wash and drain the scallops (scallops), wash and dice the parsley. (Depending on your personal eating habits, you can also peel your skin.)
2
Wash the pork bones/ribs, blanch them in a pot of boiling water (flying water), and remove them with a colander.
3
Pour appropriate amount of water into the casserole, add ginger slices and bring to a boil.
4
Pour the blanched pork bones/ribs in, boil over high heat, and slowly cook over low heat for about 2-3 hours.
5
Add washed scallops halfway through.
6
When it is almost done, add appropriate amount of refined salt, add in the wax gourd and boil over high heat, and change to low heat and cook for about half an hour.
7
Stir in appropriate amount of pepper and stir well for a while.
8
Finally, add appropriate amount of parsley grains and boil them to turn off the heat.
9
Pour a bowl of hot soup in your hand, and warmly drink the delicious taste. It seems that life has warmed up in this cold winter. Not only is the soup delicious, but the pork bones are also soft and fragrant, which is endless!Dried scallops and white gourd pork bone soup Make Tips
【Nutritional Value】: Pork ribs provide high-quality protein and fat essential for human physiological activities. They are particularly rich in calcium, which helps maintain bone health. They possess the properties of nourishing Yin, moistening dryness, replenishing essence, and invigorating blood; they are suitable for those with Qi and blood deficiencies or poor appetite due to Yin deficiency. Dried scallops have extremely high nutritional value and contain a variety of essential nutrients. They possess the functions of nourishing Yin, tonifying the kidney, regulating the middle burner, descending Qi, and benefiting the five internal organs. They treat symptoms such as dizziness and blurred vision, dry throat and thirst, coughing blood due to consumptive disease, and weakness of the spleen and stomach. Regular consumption helps lower blood pressure and cholesterol, while nourishing the body and promoting fitness. Winter melon is rich in nutrition, containing various vitamins and essential trace elements that can regulate the body's metabolic balance. Winter melon is cooling in nature; it can nourish the stomach, promote fluid production, clear stomach fire, and reduce appetite, prompting the body to convert starch and sugar into heat energy rather than fat. Since ancient times, winter melon has been regarded as an excellent weight-loss food. Unlike other melons and fruits, it contains no fat and has extremely low sodium content. It has diuretic properties to expel dampness and is effective at clearing heat and relieving summer heat. Therefore, winter melon is an ideal vegetable for those who are overweight. Additionally, winter melon has anti-aging effects; long-term consumption can keep the skin fair as jade, moist, and smooth, while maintaining a graceful figure.【Jing Chu's Friendly Tip】: Do not add salt early when making soup, as salt has an osmotic effect that will draw moisture out of the ingredients, causing the protein to coagulate and the soup to lack umami. When selecting a winter melon, press it with your fingernail; a melon with relatively hard skin, dense flesh, and mature seeds that have turned yellowish-brown will taste good. Winter melon is cooling in nature; those with weak spleens and stomachs, kidney cold, chronic diarrhea, or cold limbs due to Yang deficiency should avoid eating it.