There are many ways to do winter melon, the most suitable thing to do in summer is winter melon soup, drinking more winter melon soup can not only replenish the water in the body, but also diuretic thirst, clear heat and relieve heat, the following will share with you an upgraded version of winter melon pork rib soup, in addition to winter melon and pork ribs, but also add an ingredient, not only can make the umami of the soup to a higher level, but also more nutritious, is a low-fat and high-protein food, friends who like it can try!
【Ingredients】Winter melon, pork ribs, razor clams, ginger, salt, white pepper;
【Preparation of winter melon pork ribs and razor clams soup】
1. The pork ribs need to be soaked half an hour to an hour in advance, and then soaked in a basin after cleaning, and the blood water in them can be soaked out, which can reduce the fishy smell and reduce the blanching step.
2. This is not a simple winter melon pork rib soup, but also to prepare a "freshness agent", that is, razor clams, razor clams need to be soaked in oil and salt water for 2 hours in advance, spit out the sediment, adding razor clams can not only make the soup taste more umami, but also make the nutrition richer, razor clams do not need too much, more than ten are enough;
3. After the pork ribs are soaked in bloody water, clean them again, chop them into small pieces, and then prepare a piece of winter melon according to the number of family members, and a little more ginger slices, ginger slices have 3 functions here, the first is to remove the fishy smell of the ribs, the second is that the spicy ginger slices can relieve the fishy smell of razor clams, making this soup more delicious, and the third is the key, ginger slices can neutralize the coldness of razor clams, making this soup more suitable for summer consumption, so prepare a little more ginger slices;
4. Put the processed pork ribs in a casserole, add ginger slices and a little more water, the amount of water should be added enough at one time, you can't add water halfway, adding water will affect the deliciousness of the soup, open the lid and boil over high heat;
5. After boiling the water in the casserole, skim off the surface of the foam to reduce the smell of meat, after the foam is skimmed off, cover the lid and turn to low heat and simmer for 45 minutes;
6. When the pork ribs are about to be stewed, start to process the winter melon, cut off the skin, clean it and cut it into pieces, the winter melon is easy to cook, and the winter melon pieces are about to be slightly thicker;
7. After the pork ribs are stewed, add the winter melon pieces, turn to high heat and boil, continue to cook on high heat for 5 minutes after boiling, then add razor clams, continue to cook over high heat, and then season, as long as you add a little salt and white pepper to taste, without too much seasoning, the soup can freshen off the eyebrows;
8. Continue to cook over high heat until the crust shell of the clams is completely opened, turn off the heat, sprinkle with a handful of chopped green onions, and the delicious winter melon pork ribs and razor clams soup is completed;
9. The pork ribs are soft and rotten, the soup is delicious, the winter melon absorbs the umami of the pork rib soup, take a bite, the moisture is full, the umami is full, the razor clams are full and firm, but there is no fishy smell, so the soup can be drunk often in summer;
Summary of the preparation of winter melon pork ribs and razor clams soup:
1. It is also good to replace razor clams with clams;
2. You can also add some barley to the pork rib soup and stew it together, the effect of dampness will be better;