Chinese Melon Soup Dong Gwah Jong Recipes

CHINESE MELON SOUP (DONG GWAH JONG)

Steps:

• For fancy presentation - remove top of melon.
• Scoop out melon and seeds, reserving 3 cups melon balls.
• Scallop edge of melon.
• In a large pan, heat stock, bamboo, mushrooms, ham, chicken, ginger, sugar, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low, half cover the pan, and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
• Just before serving add reserved melon balls and pour soup into the melon shell.
• Sprinkle with almonds and serve immediately.

COLD MELON SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender container, combine honeydew, lime juice, and honey. Blend until smooth. Pour into a bowl and add yogurt.
• Beat with a fork or wire whisk until blended.
• Chill several hours.
• Serve cold.
• Whisk before serving and garnish each bowl with a few melon balls.
• NOTE: chilling time not included with prep time.

TWO-TONE MELON SOUP

Steps:

• Slice, deseed & peel melons, then cut them into chunks, placing each melon in separate bowls.
• In a blender puree cantaloupe, then pour back into its bowl.
• Repeat for the honeydew, keeping each pureed melon separate.
• Stir 2 to 4 teaspoons of lime juice into each puree.
• Refrigerate until well chilled, at least 4 hours, but no longer than 24 hours.
• To serve, pour some of each puree into a separate measuring cup, then SIMULTANEOUSLY pour each measured amount into opposite sides of the same wide soup bowl. DO NOT MIX.
• If desired, add a little yogurt to center of each bowl & swirl it a little between the two purees!

GINATAAN

Steps:

• In a large pot, bring the 4cups of water and coconut milk to boil.
• Add 1/4 cup of sugar and simmer.
• Then add sweet potatoes and plantains and simmer until half done.
• Add 3 tbs water to the sweet rice powder a little bit at a time until it becomes a big dough ball. Take a little of the mixture at a time and form into balls the size of hazelnuts. Drop the balls into the simmering mix.
• Add the cooked tapioca, sugar and langka. Stir and cook for 5 minutes.
• Serve hot or cold.