Comments on Smoky Wok: Chinese Winter Melon 'Slow Fire' Soup ~ 冬瓜老火汤

Ah I love these soups from childhood. Unfortunate...

2011-09-08T00:20:45.009+08:00

Ah I love these soups from childhood. Unfortunately, I don't eat them anymore since I don't eat most meat but my mom makes other, less rich, veggie or seafood winter melon soups as well. The texture of winter melon that's been cooked like this is amazing.

Hi Steph, how long did you cook it in the slow coo...

2011-09-05T12:06:57.208+08:00

Hi Steph, how long did you cook it in the slow cooker? I have not used a slow cooker in years :) Oh not really, in some really large China towns maybe but when I lived in the US, I brought the ham over from Malaysia. Also, smoked Virginia ham could be a good substitute :) Glad you like my slow fire soup recipes, they are like my ultimate comfort food....on the whole chicken in my recipes, perhaps it also depends on the size of your chicken? The free range chickens I find are usually on the small side but yes, please do tailor according to your preferences.

I cooked this soup last week in a slow cooker but ...

2011-09-05T09:33:06.377+08:00

I cooked this soup last week in a slow cooker but without the Smoked Yunnan Ham. I find it hard to buy in Australia, is it commonly sold in the US?

I also find that a whole chicken gives me too much meat and I'll generally take a lot of it out (I prefer a soup with mostly vegies). Thanks for all the slow-fire soup recipes, I really enjoy reading them.

ahh yes, I've tried with pork and squid too, w...

2011-09-04T23:40:48.517+08:00

ahh yes, I've tried with pork and squid too, while slightly different still tasty! :D

yumm....very tasty soup. I love it. Normally i wou...

2011-09-04T03:03:22.693+08:00

yumm....very tasty soup. I love it. Normally i would use pork and add some dried squid But then i guess it would give it a differnt taste

oh yeah, I totally forgot those ha

2011-09-03T16:36:43.654+08:00

oh yeah, I totally forgot those ha

Yup! And chicken or pork.

2011-09-03T16:28:30.672+08:00

Yup! And chicken or pork.

Yes indeed! Prepared sachets are great when you...

2011-09-03T15:01:16.940+08:00

Yes indeed! Prepared sachets are great when you're short on time :D But, you'll still have to get the winter melon no?

thanks! hope you'll like it.

2011-09-03T15:00:43.988+08:00

thanks! hope you'll like it.

This is good stuff! Although I always use those pr...

2011-09-03T07:28:04.172+08:00

This is good stuff! Although I always use those prepared sachets :p

Such a delectable appetizing soup. I want this chi...

2011-09-03T07:14:31.839+08:00

Such a delectable appetizing soup. I want this chinese soup, can't wait to prepare that.