Recipe

		Steamed Winter Melon & Clams Soup
		Serving Size - 7
		Prepared By - Rey
		Recipe Rating	Printer Friendly Recipe

300 grams of winter melon, skinned, seeded and cut into chunk cubes

300 grams of clams, steeped in salted water for few hours

1 teaspoon of grounded white pepper

2 teaspoon of salt

1/2 teaspoon of sugar

1 large bowl of water

1 large pot of water (for cooking clams)

1 thick slice of ginger

1 tablespoon of Hua Diao rice wine

Spring onion, thinly shredded

Red chilli, thinly shredded

Boil a large pot of water over high heat, add clams, salt, ginger and Hua Diao rice wine. Cook clams till shells slightly open. Heat off, drain and transfer clams into a large deep bowl. Fill water into large bowl till 80% full. Then, place the bowl on wire rack in a large wok filled with simmering water, cover wok with lid and steam clams on high heat, for 20 minutes. When done, remove lid. Add in winter melon, and sprinkle sugar, salt and pepper. Cover with lid again to steam for another 20 minutes. Heat off. Garnish to make the dish colourful, if you wished. Serve hot.