Winter Melon, Barley and Duck Soup

Overview

Duck meat is one of the main meats in the family and can be used in a variety of cooking, so it is regarded as a raw material for various delicious dishes. Duck meat has a low melting point of fatty acids and is easy to digest. It has high protein content and is firmer than chicken. This old duck soup made with duck meat, barley, and winter melon as the main ingredients has certain effects of relieving heat, reducing internal heat, and removing dampness, and is more suitable for consumption in summer. The ingredients are simple and it doesn’t take long to make a delicious old duck soup

Tags

• soups
• home cooking
• soup
• barley
• chicken powder
• cooking wine
• duck meat
• winter melon
• ginger
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Wash appropriate amount of barley, add water and soak in a bowl for 2 hours

   

2. 2 Cut the duck meat into pieces. If you are making soup, don’t cut it too small

   

3. 3 Put the duck meat into a bowl, add a spoonful of cooking wine and blanch the water, then rinse the blanched duck meat and set aside

   

4. 4 Remove the seeds from the winter melon, wash it and cut it into large pieces. Beat the ginger into small pieces

   

5. 5 Put the duck meat, barley and ginger into the soup pot, add enough boiling water at one time and bring to a boil. Simmer over high heat for four to five minutes, then reduce to low heat and simmer for half an hour. At this time, the soup will become thicker

   

6. 6 Then put the winter melon into the soup pot and continue to simmer on low heat for 15 minutes

   

7. 7 Finally add salt and chicken powder

   

8. 8 Finished product pictures