Shark's Fin Melon Soup

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Soup

Cuisines: Chinese

Ingredients: Chicken Vegetables

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 2 hours

Total Time: 2 hours 30 mins

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1/2 shark's fin melon (~ 1.5 kg)
• 1/2 chicken (~ 800 gram)
• 100 gram carrot, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 100 gram corn, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 honey dates
• 6 red dates
• 1.2 liter water
• 1 tablespoon goji berries
• 3/4 tablespoon salt, or to taste

Instructions

1. Prep melon: With a very sharp knife, remove the skin from the melon. Remove the seeds, and then cut the melon into big chunks.
2. Prep chicken: Cut the skin and trim the fat from the chicken.
3. Cook the soup: Add the chicken, carrot, corn, honey dates, red dates, and melon chunks into a soup pot. Add water to the pot, cook until boiling over medium-high heat, and continue boiling for 5 minutes.
4. Simmer the soup: Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for another 90 minutes.
5. Add goji berries: Add goji berries and season the soup with salt. Cook for another 10 minutes.
6. Serve the soup: Turn off the heat and serve the soup with steamed rice.