How to make clam and loofah soup (summer Cantonese soup)

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  1. Preparation: Peel off the loofah skin (can be left on Add a little skin to add texture).Peel the loofah and leave it for 3 minutes, then clean the surface (this step is to clean the liquid on the surface of the loofah to reduce the bitter taste of the soup).Finally, cut the loofah into hob pieces.Scrub the surface mud of the clams with a brush, then soak them in salt water for 20 minutes.

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  2. Preparation: soak the ribs and beef balls for 6 minutes Rinse well and marinate with one tablespoon of salt and two tablespoons of cooking wine.Cut about 5 slices of ginger and a little shredded ginger, clean the wolfberries and set aside.

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  3. Remove the soaked clams and place them in a clean dish In the basin.Pour hot water into the basin and wait for about 3-5 minutes until the clams open slightly.Discard the hot water and replace with clean water.Shake the pot left and right to further wash out the sand inside the clams.Repeat the water changes and cleaning several times until no sand can be touched at the bottom of the basin (the clams will only spit out part of the sand when soaked, and further cleaning of the clams is required).

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  4. Boil a pot of hot water for about 11 bowls (like If you drink soup, you can add a little more).Then put the marinated ribs and meatballs into the pot.

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  5. Heat the pot over medium-high heat, then add in food oil and ginger slices.

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  6.Put the loofah into the pot and stir-fry until The edges of the loofah are browned.Pick out the ginger slices inside (the ginger slices have been burnt at this time, and the soup will have a bitter taste).

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  7.Pour some of the soup into the iron pot, and then boil Pour it back into the stainless steel pot after two minutes.

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  8.Cover the lid and bring the water to a boil over medium-high heat.Open the lid as soon as possible after the water boils (luffa will become soft if cooked for a long time).

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  9.Put in the cleaned clams.

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  10. Add shredded ginger.

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  11.Put in the washed wolfberry.

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  12.A little white pepper.

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  13.The soup will be almost done when the clams are fully opened.

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  14.Make salt and sugar according to your own taste, and add at the end Add chopped green onion.Clam and loofah soup is done!