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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Minced Meat Squash Soup For 4 people
Squash 1 piece Minced pork 200 gr Garlic 3 cloves Green onions/cilantro A little Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Common spices A little (Sugar/ seasoning/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh bottle gourd
- To cook a delicious, sweet soup, you should choose young bottle gourds. Young bottle gourds have a not too dark skin, and when you press on the skin with your fingernail, it should not be too hard.
- You should buy those with a straight shape, a thick stem, fresh sap marks, intact skin, a layer of fine hair, no signs of pests, and feel heavy when picked up.
- Avoid buying those with too dark colors as they are mature, have pest marks, wilted stems, and dried sap marks.
How to choose fresh minced pork
- Fresh minced pork will have a bright color, the meat should have a light pink or light red color, and the fat should be translucent white with a slight ivory hue, with a distinctive pork smell.
- You should choose meat with a dry surface, soft skin, with distinct meat and fat textures, but they must stick tightly together.
- Absolutely do not buy if the meat has bruises, pale colors, or overly dark colors, is leaking water, or feels a bit slimy when touched, and has a rotten smell.
- If you buy meat at the market, you can ask the vendor to mince it for you, or you can buy a piece of meat to take home and mince it yourself or use a meat grinder.
How to make Minced Pork Melon Soup
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Prepare the ingredients
After buying the melon, use a knife to peel the skin, wash it clean, then cut it into round slices about 1cm thick, and then cut those round slices into small strands suitable for eating.
For the green onions and cilantro, cut off the roots and the wilted leaves, wash them clean with water and let them drain, then chop them finely.
For the garlic, peel it clean, rinse it with water, and then mince it finely.
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Cooking bottle gourd soup with minced meat
You place a pot on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the pot and heat over medium flame. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add minced garlic and sauté until fragrant, then add minced meat and stir-fry for about 1 minute until the meat is firm, then add 500ml of water to the pot.
Bring the soup to a boil, then season the pot with 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder. Next, add the bottle gourd and cook over medium heat until the gourd turns translucent, then quickly taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking.
Finally, add chopped scallions and coriander, stir briefly, then turn off the heat.
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Final product
The bottle gourd soup with minced meat is delicious, hot, and steaming. The broth is sweet, the gourd is soft and sweet, combined with minced meat, creating a fragrant and refreshing pot of bottle gourd soup with minced meat.
So, you already know how to cook minced meat gourd soup, right? Hurry to the kitchen to show off your skills and create a delicious soup to cool down for your meal! TasteVN wishes you success!
