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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
45 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
As you may know, soft shell crab is an extremely rare type of crab because it has the best taste among all types of crabs. Today, let’s go to the kitchen with TasteVN to prepare the dish of soft shell crab noodle soup! This promises to be a soupy dish rich in flavor and nutrition that many people love.
Ingredients for the soft shell crab noodle soup recipe Serves 4
Soft shell crab 500 gr Fish cake 100 gr Beef cake 100 gr Quail eggs 15 eggs Rice noodle soup 300 gr (pre-made noodles) Fried dough stick 6 pieces Green onions 100 gr Pickled shallots 100 gr Shallot 1 bulb Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Common spices a little (salt/ seasoning powder/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh crab
- Observe the silk skin in the joint area of the crab claws; if the silk skin is light or dark pink, the crab will have more meat, making it tastier when cooked.
- Additionally, you should choose crabs with shiny claws, as these are usually fat crabs, while thin crabs will have wrinkled claws.
- Gently squeeze the crab’s abdomen; a good crab will have a firm abdomen with a certain hardness. Conversely, if it feels soft, it indicates that the crab has poor meat and roe quality.
- Avoid buying crabs that are less active or sluggish, as these are crabs that are about to die, resulting in less firm and sweet meat.
- To buy crabs that are firm and meaty, it’s best to purchase them at the end or beginning of the month. Avoid buying crabs in the middle of the month, as they may be molting, leading to less meat.
How to choose good quail eggs
- You should choose quail eggs with a rough, slightly textured shell, as these are fresh quail eggs. Conversely, avoid eggs with smooth shells as they have been stored for a while.
- Additionally, you can hold the egg up to the light to check its freshness. If the yolk and egg white are very clear, the air space at the top is small, and the inside of the egg is transparent without any black spots, then it is a fresh egg.
- Avoid buying eggs that make noise when gently shaken and held close to your ear, as these are either spoiled or in the process of being incubated.
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How to prepare the recipe for crab noodle soup
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Marinate the ingredients
To prepare the crab, first, use a brush to scrub the dirt off the crab shell, remove the gills, then use a knife to cut the crab in half.
Next, marinate the crab with 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of pepper, and 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, then let it marinate for 15 minutes to absorb the spices evenly.
For the shallots, wash them with clean water and then crush them finely. Boil the quail eggs for about 10 minutes over medium heat until cooked, then remove and place them in a bowl of cold water to peel off the shells.
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Cooking bánh canh
You place a pot on the stove, turn the heat to medium, and add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add the shallots to sauté until fragrant.
Next, you add the cleaned crab and stir gently to release its aroma, then add the fish cake to simmer together. After that, pour 2 liters of filtered water into the pot, and wait until the water boils before adding the beef paste to cook together.
Continue to cook for about 15 minutes until the water boils vigorously, then drop the quail eggs in, and season with an additional 3 teaspoons of seasoning to enhance the flavor of the dish.
Finally, prepare another pot of water to boil the rice noodle bánh canh until it becomes translucent and soft. Then, place the rice noodle into a bowl, ladle in some broth, sprinkle finely chopped green onions on top, and add fried dough sticks.
Prepare some pickled shallots to serve alongside!
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Final Product
Soft-shell crab noodle soup is rich in nutrients with a rich and fragrant broth. The rice noodles are chewy and have a moderate firmness, while the crab meat is sweet and delicious, combined with the creamy taste of quail eggs.
Be assured that this will be an incredibly attractive dish to treat your loved ones on special occasions.
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With the recipe that Điện máy XANH shares with you today, you can now make super tasty, flavorful soft-shell crab noodle soup for the whole family to enjoy. Wishing you success with these super easy steps!
