Savory Papaya Soup

Name: Savory Papaya Soup
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: Green or half-ripe papaya, peeled and chopped Fresh ginger, a thick slice, crushed; Green or half-ripe papaya, peeled and chopped Fresh ginger, a thick slice, crushed; Green or half-ripe papaya, peeled and chopped Fresh ginger, a thick slice, crushed; Red dates, rinsed and seeded; Pork, lean meat or ribs, OR; Pork, lean meat or ribs, OR; Pork, lean meat or ribs, OR; Tail of a grass carp, OR; Peanuts (raw)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Cook’s Guide to Chinese Vegetables

By Martha Dahlen

Published 1992

About

Ingredients

Green or half-ripe papaya, peeled and chopped Fresh ginger, a thick slice, crushed
Red dates, rinsed and seeded

Asia
China
Soup
Gluten-free

Method

If using fish, scale, rinse, dry, rub with (coarse) salt, then fry quickly over fairly high heat until skin is golden on both sides. If using peanuts rinse them quickly in hot water. Combine papaya, ginger, dates, and fish or meat or peanuts in a large pot. Add 3 to 4 times as much water. Bring to the boil, simmer at least one hour (longer for the pork bones) until broth is reduced by ⅓ to ½. S