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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Vegetable soup with dried shrimp is a reasonable choice for soup dish on hot summer days, both delicious and refreshing, extremely appetizing. Let’s get cooking with TasteVN and prepare the dish shared by sister Xuan right away!
Ingredients for Vegetable Soup with Dried Shrimp For 2 people
Vegetable 500 gr Dried shrimp 50 gr Red onion 6 bulbs Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Common spices A little (sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ seasoning powder/ salt/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh vegetable
- You should buy bundles of vegetable that have intact leaves, not bruised or eaten by pests.
- At the same time, you should buy slightly young bundles, with thin leaves, bright green color; if you choose bundles that are too mature, they will not taste good.
- Absolutely avoid buying bundles with too many damaged, bruised, or unusually twisted leaves.
How to choose delicious, quality dried shrimp
- You should choose shrimp that have a natural orange color; do not buy those that are too dark orange as they may have been dipped in coloring for a more attractive appearance.
- It is advisable to buy shrimp with a dry surface, firm to the touch, not too soft or slimy.
- Or to ensure quality and safety, you can make dried shrimp at home following detailed instructions from TasteVN.
How to cook Bitter Vegetable Soup with Dried Shrimp
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Prepare the ingredients
Pick the young leaves of the bitter vegetable, discarding any that are rotten or damaged, soak them in salt water for about 5 – 10 minutes, then rinse with clean water and let drain.
Peel the shallots, wash them with water, and let them drain.
For the dried shrimp, rinse briefly with water. To soften the shrimp, place them in a bowl and soak in cold or warm water for about 20 minutes.
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Pound the shrimp
Add shallots to the mortar along with 1/4 teaspoon of crushed pepper. When the shallots are finely crushed, add the dried shrimp and pound until the shrimp is completely broken down, then add a little water to the mixture and stir well.
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Cook the soup
Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil into the pot and place it on the stove, heating over medium heat. Wait until the oil is hot and small bubbles start to form, then add the dried shrimp and minced shallots, stirring well. When you can smell the aroma, add 1 liter of water to the pot.
Wait until the water boils, then season the pot with the spice mixture including: 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1 teaspoon of salt.
Once the water has boiled for a while, add the water spinach and use a ladle to push the vegetables down to cook evenly. Wait for another 3 – 4 minutes for the vegetables to cook, then taste and adjust the seasoning to suit your family’s preferences, and turn off the stove.
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Final product
The water spinach soup with dried shrimp has a light sweetness from the water spinach and shrimp, a gentle aroma, and a refreshing broth that is subtly sweet and incredibly appealing. Pour it over white rice for the best experience.
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