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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
35 minutes
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Difficulty
Medium
Shrimp and pork cake soup is a delicious and flavorful soup dish with the sweetness of shrimp and pork, and the chewy texture of the cake strands. If you are looking for a dish to change things up for the family, this is the top choice, let’s cook with TasteVN right away!
Ingredients for Shrimp and Pork Cake Soup Serves 3 people
Cake strands 500 gr Shrimp 200 gr Pork 300 gr (shoulder or thigh) Fish cake 300 gr Chicken bones 500 gr Onion 1 bulb Purple onion 4 bulbs Green onion 3 stalks White cabbage 1 bulb Annatto seeds 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Common seasonings a little (salt/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose quality pork
- Fresh and delicious pork is characterized by a light pink color, firm texture, slightly dry cuts, no sliminess, and no unusual foul smell.
- Quality pork will have a translucent white layer of fat, and when held, it should feel firm without any multicolored spots on the skin.
- Avoid buying pork that has a pale color, a mushy texture, and releases liquid when cut, as these are signs of poor quality or chemically treated meat.
- To check the quality of pork, press on the lean part with your hand; if the meat deforms or there is a dent with yellow fluid leaking out, it indicates spoiled meat that should not be used.
How to choose fresh shrimp
- Fresh and delicious shrimp typically have a translucent appearance, not cloudy, with the head firmly attached to the body, no unusual fishy smell, and no sliminess.
- Signs of fresh shrimp include tightly closed tails that are aligned, and the body is straight, while spoiled shrimp have a curved body shape.
- Avoid selecting shrimp with a plump body but little meat, legs detached from the body, or roe leaking out because these are signs of spoiled shrimp that have been chemically treated.
How to choose safe chicken bones
- Quality chicken bones will have a slight fishy smell, the surrounding meat will be a light pink color, without a rotten smell, and should not be slimy or have black spots.
- If buying frozen chicken bones, pay close attention to the information on the product packaging such as the production date and expiration date. Parts of the bones that are close to expiration will not have a long shelf life and will not taste good when cooked.
- Currently, packaged chicken bones are being sold at reputable business establishments such as supermarkets and the TasteVN store system, making it more convenient for you to prepare dishes and easily check the information and quality of the product.
How to make Shrimp and Pork Cake
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Prepare the ingredients
Pork and chicken bones after purchasing should be soaked in diluted saltwater for 15 minutes, then washed clean with water and drained. Place a pot on the stove, add water to the pot, wait for the water to boil, then add the meat and boil for about 5 – 7 minutes, remove and let cool, then slice thinly. Cut the chicken bones into bite-sized pieces.
Next, add the quail eggs to the pot, boil for 5 minutes, remove and place in a bowl of cold water, wait for the eggs to cool and then peel. Peel the shrimp, wash them clean, then blanch them briefly in boiling water and drain. The fish cake is cut into bite-sized pieces about 1/2 finger thick.
Next, wash the onion and white radish and let them drain. Peel the onion, cut it in half, peel the white radish, and cut it into pieces about 1 – 2 fingers long.
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Make the broth
Add onion, shallots, and white radish into a pot with 2 liters of filtered water. Next, add the chicken bones and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat. Season the pot with 2 spoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate. Cook for about another 10 minutes and adjust the seasoning to taste before turning off the heat.
Note: To keep the broth clear, you should continuously skim off the foam while simmering.
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Stir-fry the shrimp
Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, 1 teaspoon of annatto seeds into a pan, cook over medium heat until the annatto color dissolves, then add the shrimp and stir-fry briefly, continue by adding 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder into the pan and cook for about 5 minutes until the shrimp are cooked evenly on both sides, then adjust the seasoning to taste before turning off the heat and transferring the shrimp to a plate.
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Final Product
You put the noodle soup, fish cake, quail eggs, shrimp, and meat into a bowl, then add chopped green onions on top and pour the broth into the bowl to finish.
The shrimp and meat noodle soup with the eye-catching golden color of the broth, creamy quail eggs, chewy fish cakes, and tender, fragrant shrimp and meat will be a suitable dish to refresh the family’s palate.
Above is the guide on how to cook shrimp and meat noodle soup deliciously and attractively. Hope the recipe from TasteVN will bring you a new dish to treat your family. Let’s get cooking with TasteVN right away!
