Three Flavored Soup

Prep: 20 min Cook: 40 min Serves: 4 Cuisine: Chinese

A comforting Chinese-inspired soup featuring hearty winter squash, tender chicken, savory ham, and fragrant dried scallops, perfect for warming up and nourishing the soul.

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Ingredients

  • 2 2/3 lb. winter squash
  • 2 chicken legs
  • 12 slices cooked ham
  • 6 Chinese black mushrooms
  • 3 dried scallops
  • 2 (1 1/2-inch) pieces green onions
  • 2 slices ginger root
  • 1 Tbsp. cooking wine or sherry
  • 6 cups stock or water
  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt
  • dash of black pepper

Instructions

  1. Pare the winter squash and scoop out balls with a melon ball scooper.
  2. Cut the chicken legs through the bone into bite-sized pieces. Blanch the chicken pieces in boiling water.
  3. Remove, drain, and discard the water.
  4. Soak the dried scallops in water for 1 hour. Remove and drain.
  5. Place the winter squash balls, chicken, ham, black mushrooms, dried scallops, green onions, ginger root, cooking wine or sherry, stock or water, salt, and black pepper in a casserole.
  6. Stew over medium heat for 40 minutes.
  7. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

189 kcal 9% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 12.1g 24% DV
Total Fat 6.2g 8% DV
Carbs 25.3g 9% DV
Fiber 8.9g 32% DV
Sugar 2.7g 5% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 10641mg 100% DV
Potassium 733.5mg 16% DV
Cholesterol 27.3mg 9% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 103.5mcg 12% DV
Vitamin C 7.1mg 8% DV
Vitamin D 0.3mcg 2% DV
Calcium 179mg 14% DV
Iron 3.6mg 20% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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