Green papaya soup is a healthy and tasty soup that is popular in many Asian countries. It’s easy to make, refreshing, and nutritious. You can serve it as an appetizer or a main dish, either way, it’s a delicious dish that will impress your guests and family members.

Is green papaya the same as papaya?

Green papaya is actually unripe papayas. The nutritional value of green papaya depends on its ripeness. Unripe papayas are higher in vitamin C than ripe ones because they contain more antioxidants that help fight free radicals in the body. It has a mild flavor, but it’s not as sweet as its yellow counterpart and therefore more suitable to be used as an ingredient such as green papaya soup.

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CHINESE VERSION: 青木瓜排骨汤

green papaya soup
 

Green Papaya Soup | MyKitchen101en

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients:

  • 650 g green papaya (1 medium-sized)
  • 400 g pork ribs
  • 10 g wolfberries
  • 8 cups water
  • 2 tsp salt (to taste)

Instructions:

1 Blanche pork ribs with hot water.

 

2 Rinse the pork ribs with water.

3 Soak wolfberries with cold water and set aside.

 

4 Rinse green papaya and peel the skin off.

5 Remove the seeds with a spoon

6 Cut the papaya into 1-inch thick cubes

7 Add the papayas into the pot and when it boils, simmer for 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours. Add wolfberries 15 minutes before serving.

8 Add salt to taste before serving.

9 A delicious green papaya soup with pork ribs is done. Serve hot.


green papaya soup

Green Papaya Soup

Green papaya soup is a healthy and tasty soup that is popular in many Asian countries. It’s easy to make, refreshing, and nutritious. 
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 45 mins
Total Time 2 hrs
Course Soup
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 8 servings
Calories 132 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 650 g green papaya 1 medium-sized
  • 400 g pork ribs
  • 10 g wolfberries
  • 8 cups water
  • 2 tsp salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Blanche pork ribs with hot water.
  • Rinse the pork ribs with water.
  • Soak wolfberries with cold water and set aside.
  • Rinse green papaya and peel the skin off.
  • Remove the seeds with a spoon
  • Cut the papaya into 1-inch thick cubes
  • Add the papayas into the pot and when it boils, simmer for 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours. Add wolfberries 15 minutes before serving.
  • Add salt to taste before serving.
  • A delicious green papaya soup with pork ribs is done. Serve hot.

Notes

This recipe yields 8 servings of green papaya soup.
The nutritional value for reference is for 1 serving of green papaya soup. 

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 132kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 6gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 628mgPotassium: 233mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 772IUVitamin C: 49mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 1mg
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