Luffa and Meatball Soup

Overview

Yesterday I went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables and saw this kind of loofah. It was the first time I saw such a long loofah after staying in Shanghai for 7 years. This type of loofah is only found in my hometown. I instantly felt like I was back home.

Tags

• soups
• home cooking
• soup
• corn oil
• corn starch
• egg
• light soy sauce
• loofah
• minced pork
• shredded ginger
• chopped green onion
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Scrape and wash the skin of the loofah and set aside.

   

2. 2 Cut into irregular shapes and set aside.

   

3. 3 Add salt, cornstarch, chopped green onion, diced ginger, light soy sauce, and an egg into the minced meat, and stir evenly with chopsticks.

   

4. 4 Heat the pan, add oil, and quickly fry the loofah until soft.

   

5. 5 Add boiling water. Cook over high heat for 5 minutes.

   

6. 6 Shape the meatballs into small rounds and put them into the loofah soup for 3 minutes.

   

7. 7 Just add 2 grams of salt. Mix well.

   

8. 8 Remove from pot and pour into a large bowl until warm.