Old cucumber ball soup
old cucumber 1 root | Pork stuffing 200 grams |
cilantro 2 trees | Salt One and a half spoonfuls |
Chicken Essence a small spoonful | White vinegar Half spoon |
Pepper Tip of a spoon | Zanthoxylum bungeanum noodles Tip of a spoon |
sugar small half spoon | Cooking wine a small spoonful |
Step 1
Wash an old cucumber.Step 2
Peel.Step 3
Use a spatula to scrape the old cucumber into long slices.Step 4
Scrape the cucumber until it is pulpy.Step 5
Bring water to a boil, add cucumber slices and blanch for two minutes.Step 6
Take it out and put it into cold water. Pour it twice until the cucumber slices are completely cool and then soak them in cold water for more than ten minutes.Step 7
Add cooking wine, peppercorns, sugar, and half a spoonful of salt to the pork stuffing and stir evenly until thickened.Step 8
Boil the water in the pot until the bottom of the pot bubbles slightly, grab a ball of meat filling with your hands, and squeeze it out from the tiger's mouth into a ball shape.Step 9
Use a spoon to scoop the meatballs into the pot.Step 10
Put the meatballs into the pot of water and bring to a boil. There will be some foam.Step 11
Use a fine sieve to remove any floating foam.Step 12
Pour in the cucumber slices and bring to a boil, add a small spoonful of salt, chicken essence, pepper, and white vinegar to taste.Step 13
Remove from pan and sprinkle with coriander.Step 14
Finished product picture.Step 15
Pick up a piece of cucumber and see how translucent it is. Cooking tips for old cucumber ball soup1. Cucumber slices must be sliced from beginning to end with a spatula. The length and thickness of such cucumber slices are appropriate.
2. The time for blanching cucumber slices should not be too long, and the cucumber slices should not be boiled until they become soft and rotten.
3. Blanching the cucumber slices and soaking them in cold water can remove the smell of old cucumbers and cannot be omitted.
4. White vinegar, pepper, and coriander are more effective in improving freshness and cannot be omitted.