Do you want to try jellyfish salad, a specialty from the coastal region, at home? Let’s cook with TasteVN, and we will guide you through the recipe for jellyfish salad with papaya and fragrant herbs, which is extremely delicious, flavorful, and restaurant-quality.
1. Jellyfish Salad with Papaya
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Jellyfish Salad with Papaya Serves 4
Jellyfish 350 gr Papaya 1/2 fruit Carrot 1 root Chili 1 fruit Garlic 3 cloves Lemon 1 fruit Vietnamese coriander A little (about a handful) Roasted peanuts 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 2 teaspoons Fish sauce 3 teaspoons Sugar 5 teaspoons
How to choose papaya for salad
- Choose unripe papaya or duck-billed papaya, which feels heavy when held, with a long and slender body.
- You should select papayas with dark green skin, firm to the touch, and the stem still oozing sap, as these are freshly cut papayas.
- Good papaya will be of moderate size, each weighing about 1 kg or less, and avoid small ones as they may be immature.
- Do not buy papayas that are soft or ripe as they will not have the crunchiness when making the salad, losing their deliciousness.
How to prepare Papaya Jelly Salad
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the jellyfish meat several times with clean water. Then, blanch the jellyfish meat in hot water at about 80 degrees Celsius for 2 minutes, remove it to drain, and cut the jellyfish meat into small bite-sized pieces.
Remove the seeds from the papaya, peel the papaya and carrot, shred them, wash them thoroughly, and then place them in an bowl of ice water. Wash the horn chili thoroughly, remove the stem and seeds, then slice it and soak it in ice water along with the papaya and carrot.
Tip: Soak the papaya, carrot, and horn chili in ice water for 10 minutes to make them crispier and more delicious.
For the Vietnamese coriander, pick the young leaves, wash them, and chop them finely. Peel and finely chop the garlic.
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Make the salad dressing
Put the minced garlic into a bowl, add the juice of 1 lime, 5 teaspoons of sugar, 3 teaspoons of fish sauce, and stir well to combine the mixture.
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Mix the Ingredients
Put the papaya, carrot, chili, and jellyfish into a bowl and pour the entire dressing over it, mixing well.
Then add about 2 teaspoons of cooking oil, mix it up and let it sit for 5 minutes for the ingredients to absorb the seasoning.
Finally, add the chopped Vietnamese coriander and mix thoroughly. Serve the salad on a plate and sprinkle with an additional tablespoon of roasted peanuts, and it’s ready to enjoy!
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Finished Product
Plate of papaya jelly salad is incredibly attractive with bright colors from papaya, carrot, chili, jellyfish, and Vietnamese coriander that are very eye-catching.
The salad has a balanced sweet and sour taste, with a mild spiciness combined with the chewy texture of jellyfish, crunchy sweet papaya, and carrot, making it very enticing. You definitely have to try it!
2. Jellyfish Salad with Herbs
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Jellyfish Salad with Herbs For 2 people
Sweet and sour jellyfish 200 gr Sweet and sour pig’s ear 200 gr Starfruit 1 fruit Onion 1/2 bulb Carrot 1/2 bulb Green banana 1 fruit Herbs A little (basil/ herbs/ mint…) Vinegar 4 tablespoons Chili sauce 1 tablespoon Chopped chili 1 teaspoon Chopped garlic 1 teaspoon Roasted sesame 1 tablespoon Sugar/ salt A little
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- Choose carrots that have a deep orange color, smooth skin, and a small top.
- Good carrots will have fresh green leaves, feel firm when gently squeezed, not bruised, and feel solid in hand.
- It is advisable to buy medium-sized or small carrots to ensure they are crunchy, sweet, and tender when cooked.
- Avoid choosing very large carrots as they are often older, lack sweetness, and are not tasty.
- Avoid buying carrots with black spots, bruises, cracks, or green tops.
Where to buy sweet and sour jellyfish?
You can find sweet and sour jellyfish at fresh seafood stores, dried fish shops, or order on reputable and quality e-commerce sites, with prices ranging from 35,000 – 50,000 VND per package of about 350g (price updated as of June 11, 2021).
Where to buy sweet and sour pig ears?
- Sweet and sour pig ears can be found at supermarkets, markets, food stores, or ordered on e-commerce sites.
- You can also make sweet and sour pig ears at home following the detailed guide from TasteVN right below.
Where to buy rice vinegar
You can buy rice vinegar at supermarkets, markets, grocery stores,… for example, go to the nearest TasteVN supermarket to purchase. Additionally, for more convenience, you can order rice vinegar online at the website bachhoaxanh.com.
How to prepare Jellyfish Salad with Aromatic Herbs
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Prepare the ingredients
Peel the onion, then slice it thinly, place it in a bowl and sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of sugar. Soak the onion in sugar for about 5 minutes, then remove and drain the water.
Tips to avoid tears when cutting onions:
- You can chew gum continuously while cutting onions; opening your mouth frequently will help you absorb the tiny particles that fly up while cutting before they reach your eyes.
- To avoid tears when cutting onions, you can put them in the refrigerator for 15 – 20 minutes before cutting.
- You can also cut onions under running water or rub a potato on both sides of the knife.
- To avoid tears when cutting onions, you can also use vinegar and water to wash the cutting board and knife before cutting the onions.
Peel and wash the carrots, then carve them into flower shapes or slice them thinly as desired. Wash the star fruit and cut it into strips about the width of a finger. Peel the green banana, wash off the sap, and slice it thinly.
Place the green banana, carrot, and star fruit into a bowl, add 4 tablespoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of vinegar, mix well and soak for about 10 minutes.
Little tip:
- Soak the carrot, star fruit, and green banana in vinegar and sugar to keep the carrot crunchy, the star fruit from turning sour, and the green banana from browning.
- After the carrot, star fruit, and green banana have absorbed the vinegar and sugar, drain them so that when mixing with the jellyfish, the salad does not become watery.
Pick the fresh herb leaves, wash them well, and then chop them finely.
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Prepare the dressing for the salad
Add 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 1/5 teaspoon of salt into a bowl, and mix the mixture well.
Then add 1 tablespoon of chili sauce, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of minced chili, and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic, and mix well.
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Mix the ingredients
Put into the bowl 200g of sweet and sour jellyfish, 200g of sweet and sour pig ears, 2 tablespoons of sauce, and mix well.
Next, add onion, starfruit, green banana, and carrot, pour the remaining sauce in, and mix thoroughly for 3 minutes to let the salad absorb the flavors.
Finally, add the chopped herbs, 1 tablespoon of toasted sesame seeds, and mix up to enjoy!
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Final product
The jellyfish salad with herbs is complete with the eye-catching colors of jellyfish, pig ears, starfruit, green banana, onion, carrot, and the fragrant smell of toasted sesame, stimulating all the senses.
The sweet and sour taste is perfectly balanced in the dish, with a hint of spiciness from the chili, and the pig ears are fragrant and crunchy. The jellyfish meat absorbs the rich sweet and sour flavor, combined with fresh herbs, carrots, green bananas, and starfruit, blending together in a very appealing way.
Notes on jellyfish and tips for choosing delicious, quality jellyfish
- You should not let children under 8 years old eat jellyfish meat, as their immune resistance is still too weak and they are prone to allergies. Additionally, those who are allergic to seafood should not eat jellyfish.
- You should not catch live jellyfish for processing if you are not well-informed about jellyfish; there are many types of jellyfish in the sea, and if you cannot distinguish them, you might accidentally eat poisonous jellyfish.
- You should only buy jellyfish that have been pre-processed from supermarkets or stores, products that have labels, origin, production date, and expiration date.
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Above is a detailed guide on 2 ways to make green papaya salad with jellyfish and herb jellyfish salad, chewy, crispy, delicious, and appealing. TasteVN hopes that with these simple and detailed cooking suggestions we provide, you will be able to create many delicious dishes with your own hands. Wishing you success in your cooking!
*Image and recipe references from 2 YouTube channels BẾP HUỆ – CUỘC SỐNG VIỆT and Mon Ngon Moi Ngay.
