Ingredients

  • Winter melon 500g
  • Pork belly 300g
  • Eggs 1
  • Onions 20 grams
  • Ginger 3 slices
  • Cilantro 1 plant
  • Chicken essence 3g
  • Sesame oil 5g
  • Extremely fresh soy sauce 15g
  • Thirteen fragrant powder Appropriate amount
  • Salt Appropriate amount

Steps

Winter Melon Ball Soup

1. Chop pork belly into minced meat.

Winter Melon Ball Soup

2. Chop the onion and ginger into mince.

Winter Melon Ball Soup

3. Add the minced onion and ginger to the minced meat.

Winter Melon Ball Soup

4. Add appropriate amount of soy sauce, salt, chicken essence and thirteen-spice powder.

Winter Melon Ball Soup

5. Crack in an egg.

Winter Melon Ball Soup

6. Use chopsticks to stir evenly in one direction and stir vigorously (the chopsticks can stand in the meat filling without falling over). Water can be added appropriately according to the dryness and wetness of the minced meat.

Winter Melon Ball Soup

7. Wash, peel and cut the winter melon into slices about 5 mm thick.

Winter Melon Ball Soup

8. Wash and mince the coriander.

Winter Melon Ball Soup

9. Put an appropriate amount of water (or stock) in the pot, boil until it is slightly boiled (small bubbles just begin to appear at the bottom of the pot), use a spoon to scoop the minced meat into rounds and put it into the pot.

Winter Melon Ball Soup

10. Boil the meatballs on low heat.

Winter Melon Ball Soup

11. After the meatballs are cooked and set, add the winter melon slices.

Winter Melon Ball Soup

12. Cook over medium heat until the winter melon slices become transparent. Add appropriate amount of salt and chicken essence. If you like pepper, you can add appropriate amount of pepper to taste.

Winter Melon Ball Soup

13. Pour in a little sesame oil before serving.

Winter Melon Ball Soup

14. Sprinkle appropriate amount of chopped coriander before serving.

Winter Melon Ball Soup

15. Serve.

Winter Melon Ball Soup

16. Finished product.

Tips

  1. 1. To make the meatballs beautiful, put a little cold water on the spoon, and then scoop the meat filling into rounds.
  2. 2. Winter melon slices are easy to cook and do not need to be cooked for too long as they will rot.