Bottle Gourd Soup

Bottle Gourd Soup

This is a standard Thai soup, very inexpensive. This is a side dish to a Thai meal. Measurements are estimates based on the size of the gourd you are using, my wife made this today and used about a 5 inch diameter gourd.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Side
Cuisine Thai
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bottle gourd, sliced into this pieces
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • salt, to taste
  • chicken stock powder, to taste

Instructions
 

  • As you slice up the gourd, place in a large bowl of water. Add the chopped onion to a medium size pot.
  • Drain the gourd slices and add to the pot. Add water to the pot and cover the gourd by about an inch, bring to a boil. Add chicken stock powder and salt to taste.
  • Once boiling, reduce to a simmer for 10-15 minutes. Spoon into a large bowl, serve, just that easy.

Notes

Low cost.
Variant: Boil some chicken when cooking to make the stock and to add a bit of meat to the soup.
Watched my wife, Rrayada Thayer make this.
Thailand.

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