Wintermelon Soup

[Ingredients]

• 1.8kg whole wintermelon

• 80g chicken - scald in hot water and cut into cubes

• 20g dried mushroom - soaked for 15mins to soften and cut into cubes

• 20g cooked ham - cut into cubes

• 1 medium sized dried scallop - soak in hot water and chop finely

• 600ml chicken stock

• 1 seedless red date

• 3/4tsp sea salt

• 3 whole white peppercorns

• 1tsp cooked onion oil

[Steps]

1. Wash and dry wintermelon.

2. Using a knife, cut zig-zag pattern along the top part of the melon so you get a bowl and a cover.

3. Scrape out all the seeds in the melon as well as the cover using a spoon.

4. Fit the melon nicely into a enamel bowl and put in all the ingredients except onion oil.

5. Cover up (melon cover) and steam over low heat for 1hr 15mins until melon is soft and yellow in colour.

6. You can use a fork and poke the top section to check if it is soft and cooked.

7. Stir in onion oil and scoop up the soup together with the melon flesh and the rest of the ingredients into small bowls. Serve hot.

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