Watercress is an ingredient that is quite familiar, with a crunchy sweet taste, refreshing, suitable for preparing soups. Today, TasteVN will guide you on 2 ways to cook a simple, delicious, and appealing watercress soup with meat.
1. Minced Meat Watercress Soup
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Minced Meat Watercress Soup For 2 people
Watercress 300 gr Pork 50 gr Minced shallots 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1/2 tablespoon Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Seasoning powder 1.5 teaspoons Salt/ seasoning granules a little
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How to Cook Minced Meat Watercress Soup
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Picking and Washing the Vegetables
After buying 300 gr of watercress, you remove the roots and old stems, keeping the leaves and tender stems. Then, wash thoroughly with water and soak in diluted salt water for 15 minutes.
Next, cut the watercress into small pieces about the length of your pinky finger.
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Wash and mince the meat
With 50g of pork after purchasing, wash it thoroughly with water, then proceed to mince the meat.
Tip: To save time, you can use a meat grinder to finely grind the pork instead of chopping it with a knife!
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Cooking soup
Turn on the pot on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, when the oil is hot, add chopped shallots and sauté until fragrant.
Next, add minced meat along with 1.5 teaspoons of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning granules, then stir-fry until the meat is cooked through.
Turn the heat to high, add 1 liter of water to the soup, and let it boil for about 7 – 10 minutes. When the water starts to bubble, taste and adjust the seasoning, add 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce to enhance the flavor of the dish.
Finally, add the watercress, cook for another 5 minutes until the soup boils vigorously, then you can turn off the stove.
Tip: To make the soup clearer and tastier, during the cooking process, skim off the foam that rises to the surface before adding the watercress!
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Final product
Thus, the watercress soup with minced meat is now complete. The soup is clear and delicious, the watercress is soft and sweet while still maintaining a certain crunch, and the minced meat is evenly seasoned, making it very suitable to eat with rice.
2. Watercress Soup with Meatballs
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Watercress Soup with Meatballs Serves 2 people
Watercress 300 gr Pork 300 gr Garlic 2 teaspoons (minced) Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Common seasoning A little (ground pepper/ salt/ seasoning powder/ sugar)
How to make Watercress Soup with Meatballs
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Prepare the ingredients
With 300g of watercress after purchasing, you should remove the roots and old stems, keeping the leaves and young stems, then rinse thoroughly 2 – 3 times with water.
Next, clean 300g of pork, then put it in a grinder, grinding the meat twice to make it fine.
Proceed to marinate the meat, adding it to a bowl with 1 teaspoon of garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1 teaspoon of sugar, then mix well so the pork absorbs the spices for 10 minutes.
Finally, take a small amount of marinated meat with just enough in your clean hand, which is lightly coated with a layer of cooking oil, then roll it into round balls.
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Cook the meatballs
Turn on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the pan, when the oil is hot, add 1 teaspoon of minced garlic and sauté until fragrant.
Next, add 1 liter of water and season with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1 teaspoon of sugar, then stir well, waiting for the soup to boil for about 10 minutes.
At this point, add the meatballs into the pot and cook for 7 minutes until the meatballs float, finally adjust the seasoning to taste.
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Completion
At this step, you turn off the stove, then add the watercress and let it cook for 5 minutes before enjoying.
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Final Product
Thus, the watercress soup with meatballs is now complete. The broth is sweet and refreshing, while the watercress is both soft and crunchy, making it very appealing, perfectly combined with the delicious meatballs.
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Pork
- Choose pieces of meat with a uniform natural pink-red color, dry pieces of meat, not slimy; these are good cuts of meat.
- Press the piece of meat with your hand; if the pork has a certain firmness and elasticity, it is fresh, not mushy; these pieces of meat ensure freshness and do not have excess water due to the use of weight-enhancing stimulants.
- Do not buy pieces of meat and fat that are yellow; this is a sign that the pork has been infected with parasites or the pig has pigmentation diseases,…
- To make meatballs, you should prioritize choosing fresh and intact pork, then chop it yourself or ask the seller to grind it directly to easily check the meat quality.
How to eliminate the smell of pork
- Method 1: After washing the pork with water, briefly blanch it in a pot of boiling water with a little white wine, then rinse with cold water and proceed with the next cooking steps.
- Method 2: Soak the pork in diluted saltwater for 25 – 30 minutes, then rinse under running water; this will effectively reduce the fishy smell of the pork.
How to choose fresh and delicious watercress
- Choose watercress that has dark green leaves, uniform color, and a glossy appearance; these are fresh and delicious watercress.
- Pay attention to the stem; fresh, newly harvested watercress will have long stems, and when broken, the stem will have a light slimy layer.
- Avoid buying watercress with bruised leaves, signs of pest damage, or unusual pale green spots on the leaves.
Above are 2 ways to cook watercress soup with minced meat and meatballs. With the simple recipes above, I wish you a delicious meal with your family!
*Refer to images and recipes from 2 YouTube channels RURAL CUISINE and Ms. Do 2 Delicious Foods
