Corn, Onion, Fuzzy Melon & Dried Scallop Soup

Why people make this soup

Corn is one of those quietly wholesome staples — easy to find year-round. The kernels are rich in protein, and corn silk (the whiskery threads on the cob) has long been valued in food tradition for promoting urination. Paired with onion and fuzzy melon — both traditionally associated with supporting healthy blood sugar — it makes a clear, naturally sweet soup that families with diabetes often keep on rotation as an everyday wellness bowl.

Method

1. Husk the corn, keep the silk, rinse and cut into segments. Peel the onion and cut into chunks; peel and cut the carrot and fuzzy melon. Soak and rinse the soybeans.
2. Put everything into a pot with 2.4 L of water.
3. Simmer about 2 hours until reduced to 1.2–1.5 L. Eat the soup with the solids.

Nourilo’s Tips

This soup is clear and pleasantly sweet — the whole family can share it, and it also suits people with high blood pressure, high blood lipids or extra weight. If you have a bigger family, using both dried scallops and lean pork makes it tastier; otherwise either one alone gives plenty of savour. When using beans, adding a piece of dried tangerine peel helps keep them easy on the stomach.