Slow-boiled soup 老火湯
Hairy gourd and dried scallop soup
節瓜瑤柱湯zit3 gwaa1 jiu4 cyu5 tong1
Gentle and balanced. Traditionally fine for most people, any time of year. Hairy gourd and dried scallops are both neutral.
Good for traditionally believed to quench thirst and refresh in summer without being too cold.
- 20 minprep
- 1 h 15 mincook
- 4servings
- One potSummer
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Ingredients
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Method
- Soak the scallops and mushrooms for 1 hour; keep the soaking water.
- Scrape the fuzz off the gourd and cut in thick rounds.
- Put the meat in cold water, bring to a boil and let it bubble for 3 minutes. Drain and rinse off the scum.
- Boil the water with the pork, scallops, mushrooms and their soaking water for 45 minutes on low.
- Add the gourd and simmer 30 minutes until tender.
- Skim off any fat and season with salt just before serving.
Who should go easy
Skip if allergic to shellfish.
Traditional Chinese food therapy, not medical advice. Ask your doctor if you are pregnant, on medication or unwell.
Ingredient natures from Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, "中醫食療——食物種類分析" (Dr Lam To-yee, registered Chinese medicine practitioner, 2022). How we judge a soup’s nature.
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