Are you looking for a cool and nutritious soup to help cool off your body on hot days? Then let’s join TasteVN to the kitchen and learn 2 simple and quick ways to make shrimp soup with various vegetables!
1. Shrimp Vegetable Soup
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Shrimp Vegetable Soup Serves 4
Water spinach 200 gr Malabar spinach 300 gr Amaranth 200 gr Dried shrimp 400 gr Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Green onions 3 stalks Common seasonings a little (salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ pepper)
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How to Make Shrimp Vegetable Soup
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Prepare the ingredients
Soak the dried shrimp in water for about 15 minutes until they soften and expand. Then rinse thoroughly, drain, and crush them into small pieces.
Cut green onions into pieces about 1/2 finger length, separating the white parts from the green parts.
Break the Malabar spinach and amaranth into bite-sized pieces, taking the leaves and tips. Remove the leaves from the water spinach. Then rinse thoroughly and chop finely.
Tip: You should not cut the vegetables too small because when cooked, they will soften and easily become mushy, making the dish less delicious and less visually appealing.
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Sauté dried shrimp
Place a pot on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, wait for the oil to heat up, then add the chopped green onion, stirring gently until the onion is fragrant, then add the dried shrimp.
Then, add 2 tablespoons of sugar and continuously stir to ensure the shrimp become firm and do not burn.
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Cooking the Soup
Add about 500ml of water. After the water boils, add the vegetables. Use a ladle to stir well so that the vegetables are submerged in the water and cook evenly. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate. Gently stir to dissolve the seasoning completely.
Let the soup simmer for about 3 minutes until it is cooked, taste it one last time to suit your family’s preference, then turn off the heat.
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Final Product
Scoop the soup into a bowl, sprinkle a little pepper and chopped green onions to make the soup more fragrant and flavorful. The soup has a sweet taste from the dried shrimp combined with the refreshing taste of the green vegetables, which will certainly give you a delicious and nutritious meal.
2. Vegetable soup with shrimp and minced meat
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Vegetable soup with shrimp and minced meat For 2 people
Amaranth 100 gr Water spinach 100 gr Sweet leaf 100 gr Dried shrimp 2 tablespoons Minced meat 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Seasoning powder 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Salt A little
How to choose fresh and delicious minced meat
- Choose meat that has a bright pink color, a dry membrane, a slightly firm surface, and soft fibers.
- When pressed, the meat should be elastic, dry, and not ooze slime.
- You can buy pre-minced pork at the market and then cook it, but it will be difficult to check the quality of the meat.
- It’s best to buy whole pork and mince it yourself or grind it with a meat grinder to ensure safety and quality when using.
How to cook Vegetable soup with shrimp and minced meat
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Prepare the vegetables
The types of amaranth, water spinach, and sweet leaf should have their leaves picked, discarding any rotten leaves, then wash them with diluted salt water for about 5 minutes and rinse with clean water 2 – 3 times.
After the vegetables are drained, cut them into bite-sized pieces.
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Soak and pound the dried shrimp
The dried shrimp should be washed clean with cold water and then soaked in warm water for about 15 – 30 minutes to soften the shrimp.
Then put the shrimp into a mortar and pound them finely before transferring them to a bowl.
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Stir-fry the meat and shrimp
Place a pot on the stove with 1 tablespoon of cooking oil heated over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the ground meat and the finely pounded dried shrimp and stir well.
Add 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, and stir-fry for about 1 – 2 minutes.
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Cooking Soup
Next, add about 1 cup of filtered water to the pot, boil it, and then use ladle to remove the foam on the surface.
Then add the chopped vegetables and increase the stove’s heat to high, cooking for about 3 – 4 minutes.
Finally, just season it to taste, turn off the heat, and serve the soup in a bowl, and it’s done.
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Final Product
So, with just a few simple steps, you have a delicious and refreshing bowl of vegetable soup with shrimp and meat to make your meal more appealing.
The vegetables are cooked just right, not too soft, retaining their green color and natural sweetness, blending perfectly with the clear broth and the sweet taste from the dried shrimp and minced meat that will surely go well with rice!
What is mixed vegetable?
- Mixed vegetable is a mixture of many types of vegetables combined together such as amaranth, water spinach, purslane, young chili leaves, sweet potato leaves, pennywort, malabar spinach, pepper leaf, plantain, cilantro, Vietnamese coriander,…
- The taste of mixed vegetables harmonizes to create a sweet, delicious dish that has beneficial effects on the body such as: cooling, relieving colds, diuretic, preventing constipation,…
How to choose fresh and delicious pennywort
- You should choose pennywort plants that are still fresh, green and the leaves are tightly attached to the stem.
- The leaves should be green, not bruised and without any small discolored spots.
- Avoid choosing leaves that are twisted, damaged or shriveled due to wilting.
How to choose fresh and delicious Amaranth
- Choose Amaranth with bright green leaves or a mix of green and plum red.
- Select bunches with sturdy and firm stems, and leaves that are not bruised or rotten.
- Avoid purchasing wilted Amaranth, those treated with too much pesticide, soft and mushy stems, or those showing signs of sliminess.
- Buy Amaranth from clean, hygienic, and reputable places to avoid purchasing those that have been excessively sprayed with harmful pesticides or herbicides.
How to choose fresh and delicious Water Spinach
- Choose Water Spinach with uniform green color from leaves to stems, with many tips, fewer leaves, and smaller leaves indicating younger and tastier greens.
- Avoid selecting Water Spinach with overly large leaves, fewer tips, and thick stems, as this indicates it has been sprayed with chemicals.
- Steer clear of leaves that are bruised, overly weak, as they will not have much nutritional value.
How to choose good quality dried shrimp
- Depending on the type of shrimp and their living environment, dried shrimp can have different colors, however, avoid choosing those that are too bright, too red, or dark in color.
- When touched, dried shrimp should be firm and solid, without any unusual brown spots, ensuring they are not moldy.
- It is best to choose those that have been peeled clean for easier preparation and use.
- In addition to buying ready-made dried shrimp, you can also make dried shrimp yourself to ensure freshness and hygiene with the detailed instructions below.
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