I have leftover winter melon soup with beancurd. Today, I am making chili okra to go with my soup and rice. I have written down the winter melon beancurd soup for you. This is a simple vegetables dish to go with the leftover soup.

Google: “Winter melon, scientifically called Benincasa hispida, is also commonly called ash gourd, wax gourd, white gourd, and winter gourd. It is a member of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), commonly referred to as cucurbits, which includes cucumbers, melons, zucchini, pumpkins, and other squash Winter melon is low in calories, fat, carbs, and protein. Yet, it’s rich in fiber and antioxidants that are believed to promote your health and help protect your body from disease.”

“The fruit is most often cubed, boiled, and eaten on its own or added to soups and stews. It can also be baked, fried, candied, or simply peeled and added to salads, or eaten raw similarly to how you’d eat a sliced cucumber.”

Google: “Okra (US: /ˈoʊkrə/, UK: /ˈɒkrə/), Abelmoschus esculentus, known in some English-speaking countries as lady’s fingers, is a flowering plant in the mallow family native to East Africa. Cultivated in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions around the world for its edible green seed pods, okra is featured in the cuisines of many countries. Okra is low in calories but packed full of nutrients. The vitamin C in okra helps support healthy immune function. Okra is also rich in vitamin K, which helps your body clot blood. Antioxidants are natural compounds that help your body fight off molecules called free radicals that can damage cells.”

“If you eat okra for health benefit try to eat raw… sliminess is the benefit to lower blood sugar, cholesterol, remove uric acid. I like to slice very thin, add lemon juice and soy sauce, mix well and munch it. Gumbo soup is also good.”

I am just cooking okra in onion, garlic and chili sauce. Today, the temperature is extremely hot. I don’t want to be spending long time cooking. It’s very quick to cook. I got to have chili in my meal. My meal is comforting spicy and delicious as the soup had absorbed the chicken stock. Let’s cook!!!!

Ingredients

Ingredients

900 g winter melon,
4-6 c chicken stocks
1 packet dries beancurd, break into about 2 inches long
1 clove garlic, smashed with the side of a knife
1 Tsp soy sauce (OPT)
2-3 dried squids
6 white peppercorns
salt

Okra in onion, garlic chili sauce

20 okra, top cut and cut diagonal in length about 1/2 inches thick
1/4 sweet onion, diced
2 Tbs onion, garlic chili sauce
1 Tbs minced garlic
1/4 Tsp turmeric
1/4 Tsp cumin
1 Tsp chili powder
3 Tbs oil
salt

Method

Do the winter melon soup first

Fill a saucepan with 4 cups of stock, dried squids, and 1 garlic clove, and 6 white peppercorns. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes.

While the stock is simmering, peel the melon, remove the seeds and pulp, and cut into long chunks. When stock is ready, add winter melon, dried beancurd, salt and soy sauce in. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for about 1 hour until beancurd and winter melon are tender. For more soup add 2 more cup of stock and simmer for further 10 minutes. Check seasoning. If needed add some more salt.

Do the okra in onion, garlic chili sauce

Wash okra, wipe it properly with a paper towel. Cut it and place on a paper towel to air dry for 15 minutes. In a saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat,, you need enough space to spread out the okra. Add diced onion, and garlic. Cook until slightly brown for a minute.

Add the turmeric, cumin, and chilli powder and cook for a minute. Add the okra and onion garlic chili sauce and try spreading them in single layer if you can either wise just toss them around. Season with salt. Mix well and cook on low heat; toss everything together to ensure the okra is evenly coated with the sauce. Do not cover saucepan. Let all the ingredients sizzle together, releasing their flavours into the oil for about 10 minutes.

Once the okra is cooked and the chili sauce are ready serve it with rice and the winter melon beancurd soup. Enjoy!!!!!

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