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

By: Thorn

Thorn — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:37:33 +0000

Absolutely delicious. I made this with my mom some time ago, and it turned out amazing! Neither of us were familiar with winter melon beforehand, so it was quite fun to work with!

By: Quinn

Quinn — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 01:26:48 +0000

Made this tonight for my wife and son. My wife, who is originally from Beijing, says it is one of the best soups I have made for her in 30 years. And the best thing is that it was super simple and quick! I only made a few changes: 1.) added grated garlic to the meatballs, 2.) sautéed a sliced leek till it was soft, then added it as garnish (I was out of cilantro and scallions and needed something green), and 3.) I boiled a few baby leeks cut in half length-wish in the broth until al dente and removed them before adding the winter melon….bok choy halfs were then added to the top of the soup at the very end.

I have to admit I was skeptical of the meatball mixture because it was indeed runny, and I can see why you need to add them to the simmering broth immediately after making them, but they came out perfectly round and delicious!
Thanks again Maggie!

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 10:55:26 +0000

Delicious! I’m a Hong Konger and my mother made a similar soup when I was growing up. I really missed it so I made it myself. However, this time I replaced the wintermelon with chokoes and carrot and this worked really well. They give the soup a lovely natural sweetness and can be a good substitute if wintermelon is hard to find where you are. The meatballs were sooo tender!

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 :)