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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Malabar spinach, a familiar vegetable in every household, combined with dried shrimp will make a perfect soup. With the simple recipe shared by TasteVN below, you will surely succeed in making this Malabar spinach soup with dried shrimp, let’s get cooking right away!
Ingredients for Malabar Spinach Soup with Dried Shrimp For 4 people
Malabar spinach 400 gr Dried shrimp 50 gr Green onions 4 stalks Common spices a little (Seasoning/MSG/sugar/ground pepper/salt)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh Malabar spinach
- Choose bunches of Malabar spinach that are intact, not bruised, fresh, and not wilted or yellowing.
- Prioritize buying Malabar spinach with dark green leaves, smooth and shiny surfaces.
- Avoid choosing Malabar spinach that is wilted, bruised, has torn leaves, and has many leaves that are torn due to pests.
How to choose good quality dried shrimp
- Good dried shrimp will look bright in color, fresh, dry, and firm.
- Do not choose if you see brown spots, signs of mold, or smell bad.
- To ensure freshness and safety, you can make dried shrimp at home following TasteVN’s instructions.
How to make Water Spinach Soup cooked with Dried Shrimp
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Prepare the ingredients
Pick the young leaves of the water spinach. Next, soak the vegetables in a little diluted salt water and rinse them 1 – 2 times with clean water, then drain.
To remove dirt and soften the dried shrimp, before cooking, wash the shrimp with water and place them in a bowl to soak in warm water for 10 – 15 minutes, then take them out.
Chop off the roots of the green onions, wash them clean and let them dry, separate the green onion tops, and chop the green onion leaves finely.
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Pounding the dried shrimp
Add the green onion tops into a mortar along with 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper and pound until finely mixed.
When the green onion and pepper mixture is fine, add the dried shrimp and continue pounding until the shrimp is crushed to a moderate consistency.
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Cooking the soup
Pour about 1.5 liters of clean water into the pot and place it on the stove to boil on high heat, wait about 5 – 7 minutes for the water to heat up. When the water is just hot, add the crushed dried shrimp mixture and stir well.
When the water is boiling, season it with 1 tablespoon of sugar, 2 teaspoons of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
Next, add the jute leaves and use a ladle to press the vegetables down into the water to ensure the jute leaves are cooked evenly. Let it boil for another 1 – 2 minutes, then taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking, add chopped green onions, turn off the heat, and ladle the soup into a bowl.
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Final Product
It won’t take too much time to complete the delicious and appealing water spinach soup with dried shrimp, right?
This refreshing soup with the sweet taste of water spinach and dried shrimp will be the right choice for your family on hot sunny days.
Water spinach soup with dried shrimp will be a lifesaver for meals on hot days. Today, TasteVN will share with you the recipe to make this rustic yet particularly delicious soup.
See details: How to cook water spinach soup with dried shrimp, sweet and refreshing
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