Seaweed soup with silken tofu will be a wonderful suggestion for a family meal because this dish is both light and appealing, yet easy to prepare. Let’s get cooking with TasteVN to immediately make these 2 delicious soups for the whole family to enjoy!
1. Seaweed soup with silken tofu
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
20 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Seaweed soup with silken tofu Serves 2
Dried seaweed 50 gr (for soup) Silken tofu 200 gr Shrimp heads 10 pieces Green onions 3 stalks Common seasonings a little (salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate)
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How to prepare Seaweed Tofu Soup
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Prepare the ingredients
Put the seaweed in a basin with 1 liter of clean water, soak for 15 – 20 minutes for the seaweed to expand. After that, rinse the seaweed with clean water about 2 – 3 times and place it in a basket to drain.
Cut off the shrimp heads, discard the dirt inside, and wash them clean.
Gently cut the purchased soft tofu into small bite-sized square pieces.
Remove the outer skin of the green onions and discard the roots, then wash them clean. Next, chop the green onion tops and cut the stems into sections.
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Cook soup
Pour about 1 liter of water into the pot and bring it to a boil over high heat for 5 minutes. After the water boils, add the shrimp heads and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Once the shrimp heads change from gray to dark orange, add the silken tofu and gently stir for 5 to 7 minutes until the tofu and shrimp heads are cooked, then add the chopped green onions.
Season the soup with 2 spoons of monosodium glutamate, 2 spoons of sugar, and 1/2 spoon of salt.
After the soup boils again, add the seaweed and cook over medium heat for another 3 to 5 minutes until the seaweed is cooked. You can adjust the seasoning to your taste and then turn off the stove.
Serve the soup in a bowl and add a bit of chopped green onion to finish.
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Final Product
So the delicious and refreshing seaweed soup with soft tofu is complete. When you eat it, you will feel the gentle sweetness of the broth, the fragrant seaweed, and the soft, tasty tofu.
This soup will be very suitable when you enjoy it with hot rice!
2. Seaweed Soup with Soft Tofu and Vegetables
Preparation
20 minutes
Cooking
40 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Seaweed Soup with Soft Tofu and Vegetables For 3 people
Dried seaweed 1 tablespoon (for soup) Soft tofu 300 gr Pork 300 gr Carrot 1/2 piece Corn 1/2 cob Ginger 1 piece Soy sauce 1 tablespoon (soy sauce) Salt/ MSG a little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh pork
- You should choose pieces of pork that have bright colors, light pink or light red, with the fat being slightly off-white and translucent.
- Good meat will have a characteristic aroma when sniffed; this smell is pleasant and does not have a strong, unpleasant fishy odor.
- When you press on the piece of meat with your hand, if you feel good elasticity, you should buy it.
- You should choose pieces of pork that have a distinct structure of meat and fat, but they must be tightly attached to each other; when touched, they feel difficult to separate.
How to choose fresh carrots
- You should buy carrots that have bright orange color, the outer skin looks shiny, smooth, and not rough or have any unusual tiny spots on the surface.
- You should choose carrots of medium size, which feel firm when held.
- Additionally, you should avoid buying carrots that have wilted tops, are too bruised, or are separated from the body as these are carrots that have been stored for too long.
How to choose delicious sweet corn
- You should prioritize selecting ears with green husks that are not dry, with soft and silky corn silk, and the stem should not be dark or wilted because those are fresh corn ears.
- Additionally, you should pay attention to the corn kernels, which should be plump, evenly sized, shiny, and straight. Avoid choosing large-sized ears; it is best to select moderately long and slender corn.
- You can press your fingers on the corn to check its tenderness; if it feels moderately soft and releases milk, then it is good corn, and you should choose it.
How to make Soft Tofu Seaweed Soup with Vegetables
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Prepare the ingredients
You soak 1 tablespoon of dried seaweed in a bowl of clean water to let it expand. To eliminate the fishy smell and sliminess of the seaweed, you add 1/2 crushed ginger and a little salt to the bowl while soaking.
Soak for 15 minutes until the seaweed softens, then remove it and let it drain. During preparation, you should avoid shaking it too hard so that the seaweed does not break apart.
For the soft tofu, you cut it into bite-sized pieces; you can cut it a bit thicker so that it does not crumble when cooked.
Peel the carrot, wash it clean, and dice it. For the corn, you peel off the husk and silk, then scrape off the kernels.
For the pork, wash it clean and briefly blanch it in boiling water.
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Simmer the broth
Place a pot on the stove, add about 500ml of filtered water, bring to a boil, then add the pork along with half a crushed ginger root and 1 teaspoon of salt. Simmer the meat over medium-low heat for about 25 – 30 minutes.
While simmering, remember to skim off the foam to keep the broth clean and clear. Once the meat is cooked, remove it, chop it up, and you can either cook it with the soup or prepare it as boiled meat.
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Cooking seaweed soup
Add corn and carrots to the pot of broth, reduce the heat, and cook for about 5 – 7 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
Then, add the soaked seaweed and soft tofu to the pot, and season with 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, a little salt, and a little monosodium glutamate.
Lower the heat and cook the soup for another 3 – 4 minutes for all the ingredients to absorb the seasoning, and it’s done. You can adjust the seasoning to suit your family’s taste before turning off the heat.
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Final product
The seaweed soup with soft tofu and vegetables is visually appealing with many interspersed colors. The soup has a sweet taste from the vegetables harmonizing with the fresh flavor characteristic of seaweed, along with the rich taste of soft tofu, making it very delicious and nutritious.
How to choose delicious, quality seaweed
- You should choose seaweed that has a dark green color as it is fresh and does not contain preservatives.
- If you observe seaweed leaves with many small holes on the surface, you should buy them because they are young seaweed, which tastes very good.
- Additionally, you should choose products with clear origins and still within the expiration date.
- Avoid purchasing seaweed that has turned dark purple or is past its expiration date.
How to choose fresh, delicious quality tofu
- Prioritize selecting tofu pieces that are off-white; if the tofu appears yellow or has a yellowish tint, you should not buy it as it may contain gypsum; the yellower the tofu, the more gypsum it contains.
- You should buy tofu pieces that feel light and soft to the touch. Real, pure tofu has a distinctive aroma, while tofu containing gypsum will have a faint smell of lime or no smell at all.
- If the tofu feels heavy, firm, and slightly hard, and has a square shape, you should not buy it as it contains a lot of gypsum.
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