Vegetarian eating is a beautiful cultural tradition of the Vietnamese people from the past to present. Along with various vegetarian dishes, vegetarian noodle soup is a simple dish but the flavor is incredibly appealing, making it very worthwhile to try in your family’s vegetarian meals. Today, let’s cook with TasteVN to make this dish in two ways below!
1. Vegetarian noodle soup
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking time
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Vegetarian noodle soup Serves 2
Coconut water 300 ml Carrot 1 piece Chayote 1 piece Cassava 1 piece Daikon radish 1 piece Vietnamese balm 50 gr Lemongrass 4 stalks Tofu 4 pieces Vegetarian sausage 1 piece Mushroom sausage 3 pieces Fermented bean curd 3 tablespoons Bean sauce 3 tablespoons Rock sugar 1 tablespoon (about 10gr) Salt 3 teaspoons MSG 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 4 tablespoons Fresh herbs for serving 200 gr (water spinach/banana flower/lettuce/herbs) Noodles 500 gr
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose delicious carrots:
- Fresh and delicious carrots will have a characteristic deep orange color, bright skin. The skin is smooth, not cracked, firm to the touch. The green top is still fresh, not damaged or wilted.
- You should choose long, medium-sized carrots that are not too large and have few eyes on the body.
- Avoid buying carrots with rotten tops and crooked bodies. These are old carrots that are difficult to process.
- Do not buy carrots that are wormy or cracked, or have a strange smell.
How to choose fresh and delicious chayote:
- Delicious chayote is made up of young fruits, not old. For smooth chayote, young fruits usually have a glossy skin. For spiny chayote, the spines are light green and not sharp. To know how young the fruit really is, you should press on it. If it feels soft and easy to press, it is young; if it feels hard and a bit fibrous, making it difficult to pierce with your fingernail, then it is definitely an old chayote.
- Avoid fruits with sting marks or bruises on the body.
- Choose chayote with fewer ridges for easier processing.
How to choose sweet white radishes:
- Good radishes have a bright white color, smooth skin, and a gradually tapering shape towards the tail.
- It is best to choose medium-sized white radishes that still have their tops and roots intact, with fresh green tops that are not wilted, and the body of the radish should be pure white without dark spots.
How to choose good cassava:
- Good cassava has a light brown color, smooth skin, and is not bruised or waterlogged.
- Smaller and medium-sized cassava is fresher and sweeter. If you prefer crunchy, choose larger cassava.
- Do not choose cassava that is bruised, has a dull color, dark yellow, or has spots on the outside, as it may be rotten or damaged inside, even if the outer skin looks relatively normal.
How to choose other vegetarian ingredients:
- Tofu, vegetarian sausage, mushroom sausage, fermented tofu: you can find them in reputable vegan food stores.
- When buying, choose products with intact packaging, check the expiration date, and ensure they are not moldy, spoiled, have strange smells, or are slimy,…
- For fermented tofu, you can find it in the above places or make it at home. Refer to the detailed recipe below.
How to prepare Vegetarian Noodle Soup
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Prepare the ingredients
Carrots, chayote, radishes, cassava: Wash thoroughly with water, then peel, cut off any spoiled parts (if any). Finally, cut into bite-sized pieces; you can carve flower shapes to make the dish more visually appealing.
Tofu: Cut into pieces about the size of a finger. Then divide into 2 parts: 1 part to cook with the vegetables, 1 part to fry.
Vegetarian sausage and mushroom sausage: Slice about 1/3 of a finger thick and arrange on a plate.
Rice paddy herb, lemongrass: Wash thoroughly, then crush.
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Simmer the vegetables
Place a pot on the stove, add the cut vegetables into the pot, and add 3 liters of water. Cover and boil until the water boils, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 15 – 20 minutes until the vegetables are soft and sweet.
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Frying tofu and vegetarian sausage
Place a pan on the stove, add about 4 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pot. Heat the oil over medium heat, then add the tofu, frying until both sides are golden and crispy.
Similarly for the vegetarian sausage and mushroom sausage, add oil to the pan (using the oil left from frying the tofu), keep the heat medium, wait for the oil to heat up, then add the vegetarian sausage and fry until golden over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
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Cooking the broth
Next, add the crushed lemongrass into the pot of simmering vegetables.
Add 300ml of coconut water and 1 tablespoon of rock sugar, stirring well until the sugar dissolves. Then, pour the coconut water into the pot of simmering vegetables.
Season with 3 teaspoons of monosodium glutamate and 3 teaspoons of salt to taste. After that, add 3 tablespoons of mashed fermented tofu and 3 tablespoons of fermented soybean sauce into the pot and stir well.
Finally, add the crushed Vietnamese balm and fresh tofu into the broth. Adjust the seasoning to taste and cook for about 5 more minutes before turning off the heat.
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Completion
Serve the noodles in a bowl, adding your favorite fresh herbs. Then, arrange the fried tofu and fried fish cakes in the bowl. Finally, ladle the broth and the simmered vegetables into the bowl. Now, enjoy it right away!
Vegetarian noodle soup with a sweet broth from vegetables, fragrant with fermented soybean sauce and Vietnamese balm served with vegetarian fish cakes will surely make your family rave about its deliciousness!
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Final Product
So the vegetarian noodle soup is completed. The broth is fragrant with lemongrass and Vietnamese coriander, carrying the creamy flavor of fermented tofu and soy sauce, and the sweet taste of vegetables. All combine to create an incredibly delicious vegetarian dish. This is sure to be a light vegetarian soup that your whole family will love as soon as they taste it!
2. Vegetarian Noodle Soup with Mushrooms
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Vegetarian Noodle Soup with Mushrooms Serves 2
Chicken leg mushrooms 200 grams Tomatoes 2 pieces Pineapple 1/2 fruit Lemongrass 4 stalks Passion fruit 4 fruits Fried tofu 6 pieces Korean chili powder 1/2 tablespoon Seasoning a little (vegetarian seasoning/sugar/salt/chili sauce/ketchup)
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How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to Choose Good Chicken Leg Mushrooms
- You should choose chicken leg mushrooms that are white in color, with an intact cap, not bruised or slimy.
- Fresh chicken leg mushrooms usually have a characteristic aroma like almonds. You should also avoid mushrooms that smell rotten or spoiled.
- Additionally, you should observe the roots and the stem. Fresh mushrooms typically have roots and stems that are not shriveled, relatively round, and plump.
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How to Prepare Vegetarian Noodle Soup with Mushrooms
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Prepping the Ingredients
Wash the lemongrass, remove the old leaves, then chop 2 stalks finely and smash 2 stalks. Wash the tomatoes and cut them into wedges.
Peel the pineapple, remove the eyes, wash it clean, and then cut it into bite-sized wedges.
For the chicken leg mushrooms, use a knife to cut off the muddy stems, rinse them clean with water, and let them drain. Then, cut the mushrooms in half lengthwise for easy eating.
As for the passion fruit, squeeze out the juice. The tofu balls should be cut into cubes and then fried.
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Sauté the ingredients
You place a pot on the stove, then add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and 2 stalks of minced lemongrass, 1/2 tablespoon of Korean chili powder to sauté until fragrant.
Next, add pineapple, tomatoes, 2 crushed stalks of lemongrass, stir well, then add chicken thigh mushrooms, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of vegetarian seasoning to sauté until fragrant and the tomatoes are soft.
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Cook the vegan noodle soup
Next, add the passion fruit juice, 1 liter of water, and 6 pieces of fried tofu into the pot and cook for about 15 minutes.
At the same time, prepare a bowl of seasoning consisting of: 3 tablespoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of chili sauce, 1 tablespoon of ketchup, and 1 tablespoon of warm water, then stir well.
After 15 minutes, add the seasoning bowl to the pot, adjust the taste, and then turn off the heat.
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Completion
When eating, you will put the noodles into a bowl, then arrange fresh vegetables such as shredded water spinach, lettuce, bean sprouts,… depending on your preference. After that, you will add mushrooms, fried tofu, tomatoes, and pour the broth over it to enjoy.
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Final Product
Vegetarian noodle soup will have an attractive aroma of lemongrass and passion fruit. When enjoying, you will find the fresh noodles combined with the rich broth, soft and sweet mushrooms, and the nutty flavor of the tofu, which is very appealing. You can add a little thinly sliced chili, the mild spiciness will surely delight your family!
3. Vegetarian noodle soup with vegetarian ribs
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Vegetarian Noodle Soup with Vegetarian Ribs Serves 2 people
Vegetarian ribs 500 grams Pickled mustard greens 1 piece Tomatoes 2 fruits Onion 1/2 bulb Tamarind paste 1.5 tablespoons Seasoning A little (vegetarian seasoning/ vegetarian fish sauce/ ground pepper/ sugar)
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How to make Vegetarian Noodle Soup with Vegetarian Ribs
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Prepare the ingredients
Soak the vegetarian ribs in cold water for about 30 minutes to soften and expand. Then, cut them into bite-sized pieces.
Next, marinate the vegetarian ribs with 1/2 tablespoon of vegetarian fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of vegetarian seasoning, and 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, and let it marinate for about 10 minutes.
For the pickled mustard greens, cut off the root and slice into pieces about one finger length. Clean the tomatoes and cut them into wedges.
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Sauté the ingredients
You place the pan on the gas stove, then sauté a little cooking oil with 1 tablespoon of chopped shallots. Wait for the shallots to turn light golden, then add the pickled mustard greens and prepared tomatoes to the pan, stir well.
Next, add 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce and 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, then sauté on low heat for about 5 minutes.
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Cook the broth
You place a pot on the stove and add a little oil, wait for the oil to heat up, then add chopped shallots to sauté until fragrant.
Next, add the marinated ribs to the pot and sauté until slightly charred, then add 2 liters of filtered water and 1/2 onion to the pot.
Wait for the water to boil, then add the sautéed pickled mustard greens and season with 1.5 tablespoons of tamarind juice, 1 tablespoon of vegetarian fish sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning powder. Adjust the seasoning to taste and then turn off the heat.
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Final Product
You put the noodles in a bowl, then add the ingredients and pour the broth over. The vegetarian noodle soup with ribs when completed has an incredibly appealing color, combined with the sour and crispy pickled mustard greens along with the tender vegetarian ribs, making the dish even more interesting.
This dish is sure to delight the family members!
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With these 3 recipes for the delicious vegetarian noodle soup, TasteVN hopes to help you succeed in making it and enjoy this dish with your family!
*Source of recipe and images from the YouTube channel TamTam’s Happy Family and Tiktok Bếp chay XANH!
*Feel free to check out more delicious vegetarian recipes on the channel Tiktok Bếp chay XANH!
