Winter Melon Meatball Soup

Winter Melon Meatball Soup

by Autumn Food Studio

4.8 (1)
Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

5m

Serving

1

A while ago, there was a pile of meat and a few pieces of shiitake mushrooms when making dumplings, so I remembered to make this simple soup. When I was a child at my grandpa's house, my grandma must have soup when she was cooking. The lighter the appetizer and not greasy, the better, so the combination of winter melon and shiitake mushrooms became the first choice. In detail, this soup belongs to Cantonese cuisine. The soup absorbs the aroma of meat fillings. It is moderately salty and not greasy. It is accompanied by mushrooms and winter melon and other ingredients. It is rich in vitamins and low in fat. It is a good winter hot drink.

Many kitchen novices are not good at making meatballs, so they are always afraid that the meatballs made will not be good, so they add a little starch to the meat. But I personally think that the meat is not soft after adding starch, which affects the taste. Let me give you a tip for making meatballs. When choosing the meat filling, you should make it fat and lean. Before preparing the meat filling, add water in batches and keep stirring to make the meat sticky; then add other ingredients and seasonings. Stir well and marinate for flavor. The minced meat made in this way is soft and delicious, easy to shape and elastic, and everyone will love it.

Ingredients

Winter Melon Meatball Soup

1. Prepare dishes: peel the winter melon and cut into oblique squares; wash and chop half of the shiitake mushrooms, and slice half; set aside

Winter Melon Meatball Soup recipe

2. Stuffing: Add water to the meat filling in batches and stir vigorously, then add chopped shiitake mushrooms and 1 tablespoon of sauce, stir well and set aside

Winter Melon Meatball Soup recipe

3. Cooking: Put half a pot of water in the casserole, add the winter melon slices after boiling, boil until the winter melon becomes translucent

Winter Melon Meatball Soup recipe

4. Into a pill: Grab some meat filling with your hands, then squeeze it into a ball shape, and quickly drop it into the pot with a spoon

Winter Melon Meatball Soup recipe

5. Put the vegetables: wait for the meatballs to float, add shiitake mushroom slices and 1 tablespoon of salt, cook for 2 minutes, turn off the heat and pour the sesame oil, finish

Winter Melon Meatball Soup recipe

Tips:

1. The secret of filling: choose fat and lean pancakes for minced meat, add a little water in batches in advance for minced meat, stir well, then add other ingredients and condiments, mix well, and marinate for a while to be more delicious. The ratio of minced meat to water is 6:1.
2. Using the time of marinating the meat, first cook the winter melon until half-cooked to get rid of the peculiar smell of winter melon.
3. For those who like to eat coriander and green onion, you can add it at will after turning off the heat. A little pepper will taste good.

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