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 mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
- 1 bottle gourd, sliced into this pieces
- 1 small onion, chopped
- salt, to taste
- chicken stock powder, to taste
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.
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.