Wintermelon Soup With Chicken Feet

Winter melon gives a sweetness to soups and can be a lovely warming soup on a cold night. The oysters lend the soup a delicate smokey taste too. Overall this is a soup which goes down well with many people.

According to Acupuncture.com, winter melon clears heat, detoxifies, quenches thirst, relieves irritability, dispels dampness and is particularly effective in regulating blood sugar.

Try this soup!

Winter melon Soup With Chicken Feet

1 wedge of medium sized winter melon ("tung kwa")
5 dried oysters, soaked
1 whole chicken thigh (remove skin)
3 pairs chicken feet (chop off claws)
3 red dates (pitted)
Salt to taste

Chop the chicken thigh into bite-sized pieces. Chop chicken feet into 2 sections. Scald chicken thighs and chicken feet.

Bring water to a boil. Put in all the ingredients into the pot. Boil furiously for 10 minutes and then cover pot to allow it to simmer for 2 hours. Season to taste with salt and sugar.

This is how winter melon looks like - in case you want to know.

Comments

Red Pooka said…

Soup Queen,

I love your blog. I'm in New York, and I keep going down to Chinatown to get ingredients for your soups!

Pleae blog more!!

Also, do you have any ideas for Lotus Root?

Best,
Red Pooka

5:19 AM

Krista Goon said…

Hi Red Pooka
Thanks so much for your kind words. I have a new bunch of soup recipes too so keep coming back. I am sure your Chinatown herbalist is very happy that you're such a regular customer!

10:28 AM

Krista Goon said…

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10:33 AM

Krista Goon said…

Hi Red Pooka

Ah yes, Lotus Root... yes, I introduced 2 soup recipes using Lotus Root many months ago.

http://tinyurl.com/2u686p

http://tinyurl.com/2m7l9g

11:17 AM

Unknown said…

Check out d link for the recipe Chicken feet soup

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