Chinese home cooking

Soy-Braised Winter Melon

Name: Soy-Braised Winter Melon
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: winter melon; ginger; garlic; red pepper; scallions; 1 spoonful light soy sauce; 1/2 spoonful dark soy sauce; 1 small spoonful salt; 1/2 bowl boiling water; 1 spoonful cooking oil; a little lard

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Thin winter melon slices braise with ginger, garlic and soy sauce, finished with red pepper and scallions.

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Published 2026-10-12

Translucent brown winter melon slices with red pepper and scallions. — Soy-Braised Winter Melon

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Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

winter melon
ginger
garlic
red pepper
scallions
1 spoonfullight soy sauce
1/2 spoonfuldark soy sauce
1 small spoonfulsalt
1/2 bowlboiling water
1 spoonfulcooking oil
a littlelard

Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.

Bowl and cup measures retain the original Chinese units 碗/杯; capacity is unspecified. 小半 means slightly less than half; 大半 means slightly more than half.

Step-by-Step Instructions

01
Peel and deseed the winter melon and slice it thinly.
02
Heat the pan, add 1 spoonful cooking oil and a little lard, and fry ginger and garlic over low heat until fragrant.
03
Add the winter melon and stir-fry. Season with salt, light soy sauce and dark soy sauce.
04
Pour in the boiling water and cover. Simmer over medium-low heat for 3–4 minutes, until the melon is tender.
05
Add diced red pepper, toss, then finish with scallions.

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Cooking Method

Red-Braising

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