Winter Melon Soup, Simplified (Doong Gwah Ton

Recipe Ingredients

10 oz	284g	Chicken thighs
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Winter melon or watermelon
7 cups	1659ml	Water
6		Fresh water chestnuts - peel
		And slice
1/2 cup	118ml	Sliced mushrooms - canned
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Chicken base - (or 1/2 chicken
		Bouillon cube)
		Marinade
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Sugar
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Thin soy sauce
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cornstarch

Recipe Instructions

1. Remove the meat from the chicken thighs; save the bones for soup. Dice the chicken into small cubes (approximately 1/2").

2. Sprinkle chicken with each of the ingredients listen under "marinade," mix well and marinate for 1/2 hour.

3. Remove skin and dice melon (1/2" cubes).

4. Measure the water into a large pot, add the chicken bones and boil for 25 minutes.

5. Remove bones from pot, add the chicken and the diced winter melon, cover and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.

6. Now, add diced water chestnuts, sliced mushrooms and the chicken base or bouillon cube.

7. Bring to a boil, and serve.

Source:
Chopsticks, Clever and Wok.

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