5 chinese winter soup Recipes

ground pork, cornstarch, cilantro leaves, finely chopped, soy sauce, white sugar, minced garlic, minced fresh ginger, eggs, water, chinese winter melon (dong gua), cut into 1 inch cubes, fresh ginger, salt, white sugar

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 )

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

butternut squash or other winter squash, such as kabocha, preservation or hubbard, vegetable oil (divided use ), coarse salt, chinese five-spice powder, freshly ground black pepper, onion, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, finely minced, grated fresh ginger, chicken stock, unsweetened coconut milk