Comments on: Winter Melon Soup with Meatballs (冬瓜丸子汤)

By: tasty bits

tasty bits — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 12:25:31 +0000

Fantastically delicious recipe. The hints provided to ensure cooking success are wonderful, including the tender meatballs. Thank you!

By: Maggie Zhu

Maggie Zhu — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:16:31 +0000

In reply to France Robert. So happy to hear you tried out this one! It's a family recipe and my comfort food growing up :)

By: France Robert

France Robert — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:07:25 +0000

Never tried that soup before. Loved it! And so easy to prepare.

By: Maggie Zhu

Maggie Zhu — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:11:21 +0000

In reply to Cheena. Luo bo works better. You can also use daikon.

By: Cheena

Cheena — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 13:08:22 +0000

In reply to Maggie Zhu. When you mention radish, do you mean the small supermarket version with red skin, or luobo? Thank you again for your wonderful recipes and stories!

By: B

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 06:41:46 +0000

Hi Maggie
Thank you for this lovely recipe.
How do we change the ingredients if we use only chicken or beef and not pork?
Look forward to your reply.
Thanks!

By: Maggie Zhu

Maggie Zhu — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 22:40:15 +0000

In reply to Cheena B. So happy to hear you made the soup! I think collard greens would work great and yeah more ginger definitely helps. Next time you can also try radish with the soup, I think it has a nice tender texture that is similar to winter melon once cooked. Thanks for leaving a positive review :)

By: Cheena B

Cheena B — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 17:01:03 +0000

The meatballs were great! So tender! Unfortunately I would have to drive 2.5 hours to a market that might have wintermelon I decided to try it with collard greens since they are available right now. After initial cooking of the meatballs, I cooked the greens one bunch at a time. Used more ginger in the broth because the greens are more assertive than delicate
wintermelon. It turned out really well especially with a nice squeeze of sesame oil. I had always cooked wintermelon soup with Virginia ham, so I am looking forward to trying this with wintermelon. Thank you for all your recipes! I really miss home cooking.

By: Valeria

Valeria — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 18:30:56 +0000

In reply to Maggie Zhu. Will try! Thanks so much

By: Maggie Zhu

Maggie Zhu — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 20:27:51 +0000

In reply to Valeria. I think a nice alternative is radish because their texture turns tender just like winter melon. The best is daikon radish if you can find it. But other radishes work as well. Green leaf veggies are great too. I like baby bok choy and napa cabbage (highly recommend). Other green veggies will work as well.