Intermediate - Making Soup (C2106)

A: 好香啊,你在做什么菜?
hǎo xiāng a, nǐ zài zuò shénme cài?
It smells so good! What are you cooking?
B: 冬瓜排骨汤。
dōngguā páigǔ tāng.
Winter melon and pork rib soup.
A: 我很喜欢喝汤,可我不会做。
wǒ hěn xǐhuan hē tāng, kě wǒ bù huì zuò.
I really like to eat soup, but I don't know how to make it.
B: 很简单的。我教你。
hěn jiǎndān de. wǒ jiāo nǐ.
It's easy. I'll teach you.
A: 好啊!
hǎo a!
Great!
B: 排骨先冲洗一下。用一个锅烧水,水开了把排骨放进去烫五分钟。然后捞出来。
páigǔ xiān chōngxǐ yīxià. yòng yī gè guō shāo shuǐ, shuǐ kāi le bǎ páigǔ fàng jìnqù tàng wǔ fēnzhōng. ránhòu lāo chūlái.
First rinse the pork ribs. Use a pot to boil water. When the water is boiling, put the pork ribs in and let them cook for five minutes. Then scoop them out.
A: 哦,先烫五分钟。
ò, xiān tàng wǔ fēnzhōng.
Oh, first I cook them for five minutes.
B: 然后把排骨放进汤锅,放两片姜,加水。先用大火,水开了以后变成小火。
ránhòu bǎ páigǔ fàng jìn tāngguō, fàng liǎng piàn jiāng, jiā shuǐ. xiān yòng dàhuǒ, shuǐ kāi le yǐhòu biànchéng xiǎohuǒ.
Then put the pork ribs in a soup pot. Put in two slices of ginger and add water. First use high heat, and after the water's boiled, turn down it down to low heat.
A: 哦。你的汤锅好可爱。用小火煮多久?
ò. nǐ de tāngguō hǎo kě ài. yòng xiǎohuǒ zhǔ duō jiǔ?
Oh. Your soup pot it so cute. You use low heat to boil it for how long?
B: 一个小时。
yī gè xiǎoshí.
One hour.
A: 这个好了吗?
zhè gè hǎo le ma?
Is it done?
B: 快了,哦,已经一个小时了。现在把冬瓜放进去,再煮半个小时。
kuài le, ò, yǐjīng yī gè xiǎoshí le. xiànzài bǎ dōngguā fàng jìnqù, zài zhǔ bàn gè xiǎoshí.
Soon. Oh, it's already been one hour. Now put in the winter melon and boil for another half an hour.
A: 太香了,我现在就想吃。
tài xiāng le, wǒ xiànzài jiù xiǎng chī.
It smells so good. I want to eat it right now!

Key Vocabulary

xiāng fragrant
冬瓜 dōngguā winter melon
排骨 páigǔ spare ribs
tāng soup
简单 jiǎndān simple
xiān first
冲洗 chōngxǐ to rinse
guō pot
shāo to cook
kāi to boil
to take
fàng to put
tàng to cook, poach
然后 ránhòu then
lāo to scoop
汤锅 tāngguō soup pot
piàn slice, measure word
jiāng ginger
jiā to add
大火 dàhuǒ high heat
变成 biànchéng to change into
小火 xiǎohuǒ low heat
zhǔ to boil
zài again

Supplementary Vocabulary

火锅 huǒguō hotpot
炒菜 chǎocài to stir-fry
液体 yètǐ liquid
肯定 kěndìng definitely
换成 huànchéng to change into
开水 kāishuǐ to boil water
番茄 fānqié tomato
豆腐 dòufu tofu
菠菜 bōcài spinach
酸辣汤 suānlàtāng hot and sour soup

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