Steamed Dried Shrimp with Winter Melon

Overview

Every summer, on our Chaoshan dining table, there are always several fruits and vegetables used to prevent heatstroke and cool down, such as winter melon, bitter gourd, hemp leaves and water spinach. Each family has its own way of making it. For example, winter melon can be used in soup or steamed. It can be steamed and paired with preserved vegetables, dried shrimps, scallops or winter vegetables... A dish costs only a few yuan, and it is also a dish that costs tens of yuan. It depends on the person's wealth and frugality. But in summer, you really need to use more winter melon in your dishes. It can clear away heat and detoxify, diuretic and reduce phlegm, relieve irritability and thirst, remove dampness and relieve heat.

Tags

• hot dishes
• home cooking
• common dishes
• meat dishes
• old man
• autumn recipes
• winter recipes
• banquet dishes
• lunch
• coriander
• edible oil
• prawns
• winter melon
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Peel the winter melon and cut into thin slices.

   

2. 2 Prepare the prawns.

   

3. 3 Peel off the shrimp shells and chop the dried shrimp into small pieces.

   

4. 4 Wash and chop coriander.

   

5. 5 Place the sliced winter melon slices into a plate.

   

6. 6 Arrange the dried shrimps on the winter melon slices.

   

7. 7 Mix the salt and cooking oil evenly and pour evenly on the dried shrimp and winter melon slices.

   

8. 8 Boil water, put the plate in, steam over high heat, then turn to medium to low heat and steam for 15 minutes.

   

9. 9 Steam until the winter melon slices become transparent, add coriander, and steam for about 1 minute before serving.