Winter Melon Sweet Corn with Dried Scallops Soup

Wintermelon is a great food if you are thinking to consider drinking soup to lose weight. Wintermelon is extremely nourishing & cooling in nature. It also aids in detoxification.

It is called 冬瓜 (dong gua) in chinese and is a very big elongated fruit with thick dark green skin. Normally sold in wet market whereby you will request the seller to cut a slice for you.

This soup gives a mild sweet taste from the wintermelon & sweet corn. Very refreshing.

Ingredients : (serves 2-3)

200g pork ribs

300g Wintermelon - skin removed

1pc Sweetcorn, clean & cut into small pieces

2pcs Dried Scallops (big size)

6-10pcs Dried Red Dates, seed removed

1.8 liter of water

Salt to taste

Steps by Steps:

1. Peel & cut the winter melon into small pieces.

2. Blanch pork ribs in hot water for 10 minutes & remove.

3. In a pot, put water and all the other ingredients & bring to boil.

4. Once boil, turn to low heat & let it simmer slowly for 2 hrs.

5. Add salt to taste & serve hot.

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