3 Melons with Pork Belly & Ribs Soup - 三瓜褒排骨与三层肉汤

Ingredients A: (Serving 4-5 pax)

5 Liter            Water.
10 pcs            Red Dates
1 pc               Papaya - Half Riped/Unriped.
1 pc               Buddha Hand Gourd/Chayote. -佛手瓜
1 pc               Bottle Gourd. - 葫芦瓜
350 gm          Pork Ribs. ) Cut into bigger pieces &
500 gm          Pork Belly.)  parboiled.

Ingredients B:

6 Slices        Abolone.
1 Big            Onion. - Peeled rotten skin & cut into wedges.
                    Salt. - To own taste.

Methods:

1.                 Heat a pot with 5 liter of water.
2.                 For ingredients A, washed all melons, removed seeds, stem & cores,
                 

                     then cut into bigger pieces and put all into pot to boil, followed by

                     red dates, meat & ribs. Continue boiling for 10 mins. then lower the heat.

3.                  Add in ingredients B

4.                  Continue to simmer for 2 hours at low heat. (If water lessen, just add

                      back a little.)

5.                  Turn off heat & serve hot

Small Tips:

The 3 Melons are of great value to our body :-

1.          Papaya lubricates intestines & generates fluid for the body.

2.          Buddha Hand Gourd/Chayote enhances skin conditions & beauty.

3.          Bottle Gourd promotes urination and retrieves edema/swelling.