Winter Melon and Meatball Soup
Overview
When winter comes, people like to eat hot pot, braised pork and other high-calorie foods to ward off the cold. However, this can easily make the body's skin cold and the heart hot, which makes it easy to get stomach fire and heart fire. At this time, you can eat some winter melon soup, which has the effects of promoting water, reducing swelling, clearing away heat and detoxification, clearing the stomach and reducing fire, and anti-inflammatory. Today’s winter melon and meatball soup can not only protect us from the cold, but also prevent us from getting angry and making us fat.
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Steps
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Put the chopped meat filling and water chestnuts into a large bowl.
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Add minced ginger, light soy sauce, salt, chicken essence and starch and stir well, then pour in a small amount of sesame oil and stir evenly.
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Shape the mixed meat filling into meatballs and set aside.
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Heat the oil in a pan, add the meatballs and fry until the surface is slightly brown, then remove and set aside.
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Peel the winter melon and cut into small pieces.
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Put the cut winter melon into a cooking pot, add appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil. Add soaked and washed shiitake mushrooms and cook together.
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Add the fried meatballs and cook until the melon is cooked and soft.
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After the melon is cooked, add some pepper and an appropriate amount of salt.
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Pour in a little sesame oil, sprinkle with some coriander and turn off the heat before serving.
