White Gourd Soup With Laver And Dry Shrimps

Putonghua : dong gua zi cai tang

Ingredients ( for 4 persons )
White Gourd  400 g         Dry Shrimps  30 g           Laver  some         Ginger  3 slices
Yellow Wine  1/2 tbsp         Salt  2 tbsp        Sesame Oil  1 tbsp         Chopped Spring Onion  1 stalk

Steps
1) Peel white gourd and remove seeds, cut into large dices
2) Soak dry shrimps by hot water for 10 minutes
3) Heat pot with approx. 1 liter with diced white gourd in high heat
4) Add dry shrimps, ginger and wine, boil in middle heat for 15 minutes
5) Add salt and stir well, pour into large bowl, add sesame oil
6) Tear laver into small piece, sprinkle on soup together with chopped spring onion

Remark
tbsp – table spoon
If you are a vegetarian, you can use canned button mushrooms to replace dry shrimps