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连皮猪肉丝瓜汤( Lian Pi Zhu Rou Si Gua Tang) Loofah is a very popular Chinese vegetable abundant in summer time, it is typically cooked with egg, for example, egg drop soup with loofah , or stir fried egg with loofah . I love the sponge type of texture, yet very soft. Well, the fun part of cooking is that nothing can stop us from breaking the rules, and having new adventures. This soup is so easy to make and so healthy and soothing for a cold winter night. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1 lb. Pork meat with skin on 1/2 lb. Loofah 1 teaspoon salt A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  10 minutes Cooking Time:  45 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 lb. Pork meat with skin on. If you do not like the skin, simply use pork cut without skin. 2. Add 6 cups of water to a medium size cooking pot, boil. 3. Rinse clean the pork meat, cut into 1 or 2 inch size chunks, add to the boiling w...

上汤春笋 (Shang Tang Chun Sun) Winter may not be my favorite season, but it offers such a wonderful opportunity to play with all kinds of soup. Recently I had a success with a meat broth mixed with pork bone and chicken . It is time for more fun, in this recipe I added frozen spring bamboo shoots to the soup. Note that fresh bamboo shoots are scarce and pretty expensive when in season. Canned bamboo shoots usually have a weird smell. Frozen version is much more economic and available year round. It retains the crispy texture and has no odd smell. Meat bone soup usually takes a long time to simmer. You may want to prepare the soup in the morning of weekends, so you know you will enjoy it for the lunch. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 1 lb. pork bone 1 lb. chicken leg quarter 1 lb. frozen spring bamboo shoots (available in Chinese grocery stores) A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  20 ...

猪肉鱼丸蘑菇汤 (Zhū Ròu Yú Wán Mó Gū Tāng) I always wanted to try more varieties of meatball, this recipe combines the ground pork and swai fish to have the nutrition from both pork and fish. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 1 lb. ground pork 1 lb. swai fish fillet 2 tablespoon corn starch 1 teaspoon salt A pinch of sugar A few drops of sesame oil A few slices of ginger 2 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  15 minutes Cooking Time: 25 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 lb. swai fish fillet, rinse clean, cut into thin slices, then fine chop it into small bits. 2. Add the fish bits to a large mixing bowl, then add 1 lb. ground pork, 2 tablespoon corn starch, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 fine chopped green onion, a few drops of sesame oil, a pinch sugar, mix evenly. This takes about 10 minutes. Tip: Typically the pork meatball needs some water or stock to make it tender. Since the fish already has quite large portion...

猪脖骨萝卜汤 (Zhū Bó Gǔ Luó Bo Tāng) It is the season of the year again: winter . Winter is never my favorite season, but it offers a great opportunity to stay inside and have tons of fun with cooking, especially soup. This pork neck bone soup with daikon is an awesome way to stay warm during any cold rainy or snowy day. Daikon is a classical vegetable for all kinds of soup, there is an old saying in China meaning "the daikon in winter is better than ginsen". For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 1.5 lb. pork neck bone 1 lb. daikon  2 teaspoon salt A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 3 hours Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get a medium size pot, add 6 cups of water, boil. 2. Get about 1.5 lb. pork neck bone, rinse clean under running water. 3. Add the pork neck bone to the boiling pot, boil the bones again and simmer for 10 minutes to let the blood come out. 4. Di...