4 chinese winter melon soup Recipes

winter melon, cut in 1 1/2-inch pieces, chicken broth, dried chinese black mushrooms , soaked in hot water for 20 minutes and diced without stems, ginger, cooked ham, diced, salt and pepper, spring onion (for garnish )

winter melon (white gourd), ham, chicken broth, water, fresh ginger, green onion, sherry wine, salt, dried chinese mushrooms, diced (soak mushrooms in boiling water to cover for 20 minutes, squeeze dry and cut off stems)

homemade chicken broth (reserved from winter melon soup ) or store-bought chicken broth (reduced-sodium if canned), chinese rice wine (preferably shaoxing) or medium-dry sherry, light soy sauce (preferably pearl river bridge brand), cornstarch, sugar, salt, gai lan (chinese broccoli), shrimp in shell (21 to 25 per lb), peeled and deveined, peanut or vegetable oil, fresh ginger, peeled and cut into very thin matchsticks, fermented black beans, rinsed and chopped, garlic cloves, minced, fresh jalapeno chile (including seeds), or to taste, cut crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices, asian sesame oil