Preparation
20 minutes
Cooking
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Bitter melon soup with dried shrimp and mushrooms, delicious and refreshing, shared by sister Tuyet Nhung, will make your family meal more flavorful. Do you want to try it? What are you waiting for? Let’s get cooking with TasteVN and prepare this soup right away.
Ingredients for Bitter Melon Soup with Dried Shrimp and Mushrooms Serves 2
Bitter melon 1 piece Straw mushrooms 100 grams Dried shrimp 10 grams Green onion 2 stalks Cilantro 1 stalk Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common seasonings a little (Salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper/ seasoning powder)
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh bitter melon
- The skin of good bitter melon will have a bright green color, a straight body, and the stem should still be milky; choose pieces that are of moderate size.
- If the outer skin still has a layer of fine hairs when touched, it should be purchased as this indicates it is freshly cut.
- Avoid buying old bitter melons or those with black spots, or those that are rotten or spoiled.
How to choose fresh straw mushrooms
- Good straw mushrooms are still budding, round or cylindrical in shape, and feel slightly firm when gently squeezed.
- You should choose mushrooms that are uniform in size for a more visually appealing and tastier dish.
- Black or gray straw mushrooms are tastier than the white ones. You can smell the distinctive mushroom aroma when you sniff them.
- Do not choose mushrooms that have a foul smell, are dull in color, feel soft and mushy, or are overly large, as they are old and will not taste good.
How to choose quality dried shrimp
- Good dried shrimp will have a natural reddish color similar to brick glaze, and the shrimp will be of uniform size.
- Buy dried shrimp that feel smooth to the touch; the shrimp meat should be dry, and the shells should be cleanly removed.
- Good dried shrimp meat is firm, and when you smell it, you will immediately sense the strong aroma of the shrimp meat.
- Do not buy dried shrimp that are leaking water; shrimp that are too brightly colored should also be avoided as they may have been treated with chemicals.
- To ensure quality for dried shrimp, you can choose to make dried shrimp at home following the detailed recipe suggested by TasteVN!
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How to make Squash Soup with Dried Shrimp and Mushrooms
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Prepare the ingredients
Rinse the dried shrimp briefly in water, then place the shrimp in a bowl of warm water and soak for about 15 minutes until the shrimp soften.
Peel the squash, wash it thoroughly, then cut it in half lengthwise, and slice it into thin pieces, about 1/4 finger thickness.
Chop off the roots of the scallions and cilantro, wash them and let them drain. Separate the scallion heads and chop the scallion leaves together with the cilantro.
Cut off the mushroom stems, wash them, then soak them in diluted salt water for about 15 minutes. Rinse them again with water and let drain.
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Stir-fry dried shrimp
Put into the mortar: Soaked dried shrimp, green onion tops, 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper, then use the pestle to pound the mixture until smooth.
Add to pot 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, wait for the oil to heat up, then add the dried shrimp mixture and stir-fry for about 30 seconds over medium heat to bring out the aroma of the dried shrimp.
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Cook the soup
Then add 600ml of water to the pot with the stir-fried shrimp, boil until the water is boiling, then add the straw mushrooms, seasoning with: 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate.
Continue to boil until the water is boiling again, then add the cut squash, and when the water boils again, taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking and turn off the heat.
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Final Product
Serve the soup in a bowl, add a bit of chopped coriander, scallions, and a sprinkle of ground pepper to enjoy with hot rice.
The gourd soup with mushrooms and dried shrimp is refreshing, with the sweetness of the gourd, the distinctive aroma of dried shrimp, and the crunchy sweetness of the mushrooms. This soup helps cool down your family meal on a hot day. You definitely have to try it right away; it will be very appealing.
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