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Bitter Melon Soup with Pork Bones

Name: Bitter Melon Soup with Pork Bones
Prep time: 135 min
Cook time: 165 min
Total time: 300 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 2 ounces pearl barley ((soaked; 2 ounces/60g = about 1/3 cup)); 1 1/2 pounds meaty pork bones ((such as neck bones and/or ribs)); 2-3 dried red dates ((AKA dried jujubes)); 8 cups water; 4 slices ginger ((1-inch long, ⅛-inch thick slices)); 12 ounces bitter melon ((about 1 large melon)); salt ((to taste)); MSG ((to taste; optional))

NUTRITION · PER SERVING300M COOK

CAL 14%·PRO 28%

CARBS 11G16% OF CAL

3G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC6G OTHER2G TOTAL SUGAR

FAT 19G63% OF CAL

6G SAT13G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A traditional Cantonese soup simmered with pork bones, bitter melon, barley, and dates for a medicinal broth. Complex, herbaceous, and deeply savory.

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Ingredients

serves 6

2 ounces pearl barley ((soaked; 2 ounces/60g = about 1/3 cup))
1 1/2 pounds meaty pork bones ((such as neck bones and/or ribs))
2-3 dried red dates ((AKA dried jujubes))
8 cups water
4 slices ginger ((1-inch long, ⅛-inch thick slices))
12 ounces bitter melon ((about 1 large melon))
salt ((to taste))
MSG ((to taste; optional))

At a glance

PER SERVING · TIME 300M