Mussel, Coix Seed, and Winter Melon Soup

Name: Mussel, Coix Seed, and Winter Melon Soup
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Soups
Ingredients: 15 g Dried mussels; 250 g Winter melon; 50 g Coix seed; to taste Water; a pinch Salt; a pinch chopped green onions

A cooling Cantonese-style tonic soup of rehydrated dried mussels, chewy coix seeds, and tender winter melon simmered gently into a light, subtly briny broth with ginger aroma.

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Instructions

1
Ingredients: 15g dried mussels, 250g winter melon, 50g coix seeds, an appropriate amount of water, a pinch of salt, and a little chopped green onion.
2
Soak the mussels in clean water in advance until they swell.
3
Remove gill mud impurities and wash clean.
4
Rinse the coix seeds and soak them in clean water.
5
Wash the winter melon, peel it, and cut it into thick slices.
6
Wash the ginger and scallions, then cut the ginger into slices and the scallions into chopped pieces.
7
Pour a little oil into the pan and heat it.
8
Add ginger slices and stir-fry until fragrant.
9
Add the mussels and stir-fry a few times.
10
Pour in clean water and bring it to a boil.
11
Pour in the coix seeds and continue to cook for about 20-30 minutes.
12
Add the winter melon and cook until tender.
13
Add an appropriate amount of salt for seasoning.
14
Remove from the pot, serve in a bowl, and sprinkle chopped green onions on the surface.