How to Cook Deliciously Flavorful and Simple Fresh Jellyfish Noodle Soup

How to prepare Fresh Jellyfish Noodles

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  Preparing the jellyfish

  Soak the jellyfish in water with a little lemon juice for 4 – 5 hours or overnight. Then rinse several times with clean water. Cut the jellyfish into bite-sized pieces, briefly blanch, and let drain.

  Tip:

  • During the soaking process, you should change the water about 3 times. When replacing with fresh water, still add a similar amount of lemon juice.
  • When blanching, do not blanch the jellyfish for too long as it will cause the jellyfish flesh to lose water and shrink.

  See details: How to prepare jellyfish safely without a fishy smell

  
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  Prepare the shrimp and pork

  Buy pork and blanch it briefly in boiling water with a little salt for about 2 minutes, then rinse it with clean water.

  Wash the shrimp with diluted salt water, then rinse again with clean water.

  How to remove the smell of pork

  • To completely eliminate the smell of pork, before preparing the dish, briefly dip the piece of meat in boiling water for about 2 minutes, then take it out and rinse with cold water.
  • Another useful tip is that you can add a little white wine to the water used for blanching the pork. The wine can effectively eliminate odors.

  See details: Tips to eliminate the smell of pork

  How to quickly remove the shrimp’s intestines

  • You count backward from the shrimp’s tail up to the second groove between the two shell segments, pierce a toothpick through this position and gently pull the black thread to remove the shrimp’s intestines.
  • You don’t need to use a knife to cut the shrimp’s back; you can also use a toothpick to extract the head part of the shrimp’s body to find the black thread. Gently pull this black thread out with your hand, and the shrimp will be clean.

  
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  Boil the shrimp and meat

  Place a pot of water with a little salt on the stove, add the shrimp and meat, and boil until the meat is cooked and the shrimp changes color, then remove them and keep the broth for making the soup.

  Cut the meat into thin slices, peel the shrimp, and remove the heads.

  

  

  
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  Stir-fry meat, shrimp, and jellyfish

  Heat a pan on the stove and add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, when the oil is hot, add garlic to sauté it fragrant, then add jellyfish and stir quickly over high heat, continue to add shrimp and meat to stir briefly and then remove.

  

  

  

  
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  Prepare and stir-fry tomatoes

  Wash the tomatoes and cut them into wedges.

  Add about 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil to the pan, when the oil is hot, add the tomatoes and stir-fry for about 2 – 3 minutes.

  

  
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  Cook the broth

  Add the sautéed tomatoes to the pot of meat broth, cook until the broth boils, then add 1 teaspoon of shrimp paste, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, thinly sliced chili, and stir well. Adjust the seasoning to taste and then turn off the heat.

  Tip

  • You can also use bone broth, chicken broth, vegetable broth to cook the broth as well.
  • During the cooking process, regularly skim off the foam to keep the broth clear and more delicious.

  

  
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  Final product

  Arrange the noodles, meat, shrimp, and jellyfish in a bowl, pour the broth over, add some peanuts with green onions, lime, chili, rice crackers, and various herbs to serve, and it’s complete.

  The fresh jellyfish noodle dish features crispy fresh jellyfish, delicious and rich broth, served with peanuts and rice crackers, all bringing an attractive dish that is not too difficult to make.