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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
45 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
If you are looking for a delicious and appealing dish to change up your family meals during the days of staying at home, seafood noodle soup is a very interesting suggestion. Today, let’s get cooking with TasteVN to check out this quality, easy-to-make soup recipe.
Ingredients for Seafood Noodle Soup For 4 people
Red tilapia 1 fish Squid 500 gr Shrimp 500 gr Tomato 3 fruits Mushroom 300 gr Shallot 2 bulbs Lemongrass 4 stalks Chili 5 fruits Lime 1 fruit Tamarind water 5 tablespoons Chili sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil a little Vinegar a little Common spices a little (sugar/ salt/ monosodium glutamate) Fish sauce 1 tablespoon
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh shrimp
- Fresh shrimp have a translucent shell and even color. You should choose shrimp with their tails stuck together.
- When buying shrimp, you should look for plump ones, slightly curved bodies, with the head and tail tightly connected.
- Avoid buying shrimp that are slimy, unusually fat, have a fishy smell, uneven shell color, and detached heads, as these are signs of spoilage and poor quality.
How to choose fresh and delicious squid
- You should choose squid with firm and elastic flesh, and the body should have a milky opaque white color.
- Fresh and delicious squid will have clear eyes, no leakage of fluid, and the tentacles and arms will stick tightly together.
- Do not buy squid that has a foul smell, with flesh that dents when pressed and a soft, mushy body, and tentacles that easily separate.
How to choose fresh red tilapia
- To make a delicious dish, you need to choose fresh red tilapia, with clear eyes, a slimy texture when touched, pink gills, firm scales, and still flexible.
- If the slime on the fish turns sticky, the eyes are sunken and cloudy, the scales easily come off, the gills are white or dark, and the flesh is soft and not elastic, floating on the water’s surface. These are characteristics of spoiled fish, which should not be purchased.
How to choose fresh chicken leg mushrooms
- Good chicken leg mushrooms have uniform colors, white stems, no bruises, and a thin layer of fibers on the caps.
- You should choose chicken leg mushrooms that are of moderate size, ranging from 12 – 15cm. Mushrooms with a fragrant smell like almonds and shiny brown caps are delicious.
- Avoid buying damaged mushrooms, which feel soft to the touch and have an unpleasant odor.
How to choose fresh and delicious tomatoes
- When choosing tomatoes, select those that have a light fragrant smell, bright red skin, even color, and no scratches.
- Fresh and delicious tomatoes will have green stems on top. If you can see inside the tomato, you should choose tomatoes with yellow seeds and juicy red flesh.
- Avoid buying tomatoes with wilted stems, detached from the fruit, skin that is not intact, and lacking fragrance, as these are old or overripe tomatoes.
How to choose fresh and delicious bok choy
- Fresh and delicious bok choy will have bright green leaves, smooth texture, and no dark or yellowing spots.
- You should choose bok choy with white-green or light white stems that feel firm to the touch.
- Avoid selecting bok choy with bruised leaves, yellowing stems, and weight that is too light for its size, as these are old and no longer fresh.
How to prepare Seafood Noodles
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Pre-process seafood
After buying 500g of squid, clean the internal organs, then soak the squid in a mixture of water and vinegar for about 5 minutes.
Next, rinse the squid with water and use a knife to cut it into bite-sized pieces.
For the shrimp, cut off the long antennae, then wash thoroughly with water and let it drain.
For the red snapper, clean the intestines and scale it, then rinse with water. After that, rub the fish body with salt and lemon to remove the fishy smell, then rinse it again under running water.
How to properly pre-process squid without a fishy smell- Step 1: Use one hand to hold the body of the squid, and the other hand to hold the head of the squid, gently pull up, and then carefully peel off the ink sac.
- Step 2: Use a knife to cut off the squid’s eyes and beak.
- Step 3: Use a knife to lightly cut a line at the head of the squid’s body. One hand holds the squid’s flesh firmly, while the other hand firmly grips the squid’s skin and pulls it up.
- Step 4: Clean the intestines and head of the squid and rinse thoroughly with water.
See details: How to properly pre-process squid without a fishy smell
Effective ways to remove the fishy smell of red snapper
- Using salt or rice water: After cleaning the fish, you can rub it with salt or soak it in rice water for about 15 minutes to remove the fishy smell.
- Using lemon and vinegar: You can dilute vinegar with cold water or lemon with cold water, soak for about 5 minutes to quickly remove the fishy smell.
- Using white wine: Use diluted white wine to marinate the fish for about 2 minutes, then wipe it dry, the fish will have less fishy smell.
See details: How to clean fish without a fishy smell
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Prepare other ingredients
First, wash the tomatoes and cut them into wedges. After cleaning, chop the green onions.
Next, finely chop the red onions. Clean and crush the lemongrass.
Finally, separate the bok choy leaves and wash them thoroughly with water.
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Sauté the ingredients
Place a pan on the stove, add a little cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add the shallots and fry until golden and fragrant.
After the shallots are golden and fragrant, add the lemongrass as well.
Next, add the chili and tomatoes and sauté together, using chopsticks to stir until the ingredients are cooked.
Tip: If you don’t have a large deep pan, you can substitute with a pot to sauté and cook the broth.
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Cook the broth
After sautéing the ingredients, add 250ml of water to the ingredients and bring to a boil.
When the water boils, add the fish to the broth and let it boil for another 5 minutes. Next, proceed to season the broth.
Add 1 tablespoon of chili sauce, 5 tablespoons of tamarind juice, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, and 2 teaspoons of MSG to season.
Then, add another tablespoon of sugar and half a tablespoon of salt to the broth mixture. You can adjust the seasoning to your liking.
Finally, add squid, mushrooms, chili, and shrimp and cook until the seafood is done. Add scallions and cilantro, then turn off the heat to finish.
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Finished Product
The seafood noodle has an attractive aroma, delicious taste, and the broth is tangy and spicy, perfectly seasoned. The seafood is tender and firm.
Serve the eye-catching red broth in a bowl, combined with squid, shrimp, and the green color of bok choy will make your homemade seafood noodle just as good as those from restaurants. Pair it with a bowl of spicy chili fish sauce to enhance the delicious flavor!
With easily found ingredients and a simple recipe, you can easily cook delicious and attractive seafood noodle soup for yourself and your family! Wish you success!
