Recipe: Hearty, Healthy Chinese Winter Melon Soup  

  By: Debbie Lui

Are you craving something hearty and chunky to warm your stomach this winter? As tempting as it is to grab a can of soup, the sodium and unhealthy fats that are loaded in knock them to the bottom of our grocery list. Instead, try this winter soup recipe you can make at home!

Serves: Makes 4 servings

Prep Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

  • 17.5 oz Winter Melon
  • 14 oz Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast
  • ½ can of corn kernels
  • 2 stalks of celery
  • 1 carrot
  • 5 cup water
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 5 (10g) slices of ginger root
  • 1 stalk of scallions (optional)

Method:

  • Bring a pot of water to boil
  • Meanwhile, rinse and remove any visible fat from chicken breast.
  • Place chicken breast in boiling water, cook until tender.
  • Drain water then use forks to shred chicken breast into small strands.
  • Cut winter melon into chunks, then a use grater to shred it.
  • Drain corn kernels, then dice celery and carrot.
  • In a pot, boil 5 cups of water.
  • Place shredded chicken, winter melon, carrots, celery, and spices.
  • Cover and cook for 10 to 15 minutes over medium heat or cook until winter melon become soft.
  • Serve hot, sprinkle with chopped scallion

Enjoy!

 

What’s your favorite winter soup recipe? Tell us in the comments!

 


 

食譜—中式冬蓉羹

By: Debbie Lui

在寒冷的冬天,有一碗暖心的熱食暖胃是最好不過。 以下是一份適合在冬天烹調食用的食譜,不妨在這個假期裡嘗試一下。 歡迎在下面的留言與我們分享你最喜愛的暖胃食譜。

 

份量: 4人份

預備時間: 15分鐘

烹煮時間: 30 分鐘

 

材料:

 

  • 500克冬瓜
  • 400克 無骨,無皮雞胸肉
  • ½ 罐 栗米粒
  • 2條 西芹
  • 1個 紅蘿蔔
  • 5杯 水
  • 2茶匙 黑胡椒
  • 1茶匙 鹽
  • 5片(10克)薑
  • 1根蔥(選擇性)

 

做法:

 

1)把一煲水煮滾,在等待同時可沖洗及除去在雞胸肉上的可見脂肪。

2)將雞胸肉放入滾水中煮熟至軟身。倒去剩餘水份。用叉把雞胸肉撕開。

3)把冬瓜切成塊,用刨絲器把冬瓜刨成絲。將栗米粒澀水,把紅蘿蔔及西芹切塊。

4)在湯煲裡,把5杯份量的水煮滾。 加入雞絲、冬瓜、紅蘿蔔、西芹及所有調味料和香料。用中火煮10至15分鐘,或煮至冬瓜絲煮至軟身成蓉。

5)可在湯羹上面撒上切碎的蔥,趁熱食用