🍲 My dad's Winter Melon Seafood Soup (冬瓜海鲜羹)!

By Made With Lau · 40 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Peel the winter melon, wash it, and dice it into about 1 cm cubes.
2. Dice the fish fillet, shrimp, imitation crab and yellow chives into about 1 cm pieces.
3. Bring the water and chicken broth to a boil on high heat.
4. Marinate the fish and shrimp separately, each with cornstarch, water and white pepper, using the amounts listed per bowl.
5. Mix the cornstarch slurry with its water.
6. Separate the egg whites from the yolks, add a splash of water (about 1/2 tsp) and mix well.
7. Once the pot boils, add the winter melon, stir, cover, and cook for 5-7 minutes until it boils again.
8. Stir the cornstarch slurry again and pour it slowly into the pot over 30-45 seconds while stirring constantly; use only as much as you need for the desired thickness.
9. Add the fish, shrimp and crab, stir, cover, and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
10. Slowly pour in the egg whites over 20-30 seconds while stirring constantly so they form soft strands.
11. Season with salt, white pepper, olive oil and sesame oil to taste, then taste and adjust.
12. Ladle into bowls and garnish with the yellow chives.

Summarized from Made With Lau's video. Watch it for the details.

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