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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Vegetarian dishes are light meals that are very good for health. Let’s cook with TasteVN in the kitchen to make the delicious stuffed bitter melon soup with tofu for the whole family to enjoy!
Ingredients for Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup with Tofu Serves 4 people
Bitter melon 500 gr White tofu 200 gr Dried mushrooms 20 gr Carrot 50 gr Green onion 10 gr Cilantro 10 gr Common seasonings a little (Sugar/salt/vegetarian seasoning/pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh bitter melon
- Choose bitter melons that are of moderate size, elongated, with many tiny grooves on the skin.
- Do not buy bitter melons that are dark green, have swollen bodies, and shiny skin, as they may have been fertilized with a lot of nitrogen and growth stimulants.
How to choose good tofu
- To choose a good piece of tofu that does not contain gypsum, select those that are off-white; do not choose pieces that are yellowish or yellow.
- Choose pieces that are light to hold and smooth; those are good tofu.
- Fresh and pure tofu will have a characteristic fragrant smell, while tofu with impurities will have a faint smell like lime.
- When cooking pure tofu, it will have the fragrant, fatty scent of soybeans. Tofu with impurities will have a slightly astringent taste.
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How to prepare Bitter Melon Soup with Vegetarian Tofu Filling
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Prepare the bitter melon
Use a sharp knife to cut a slit lengthwise along the bitter melon, then use a knife or spoon to scoop out the seeds.
Next, soak the bitter melon in diluted saltwater for about 5 minutes to clean it and reduce the bitterness.
Rinse the bitter melon with clean water and let it drain.
How to prepare bitter melon to reduce bitterness: When you cut the bitter melon in half, you will see the white pith inside, which contains the most bitterness. Therefore, use a knife or spoon to scrape off the pith close to the green flesh.
See more: 6 simple ways to reduce the bitterness of bitter melon that anyone can do
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Prepare the other ingredients
Peel and wash the carrots, then julienne them, and chop them finely. Wash the green onions and cilantro, cut off the ends of the green onions and set them aside. Then take half of the green onions and cilantro, chop them finely, and cut the other half into sections.
Soak the wood ear mushrooms in warm water, then cut off the stems, slice them thinly, and chop them finely.
How to properly and cleanly prepare dried wood ear mushrooms
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When choosing dried black fungus, you only need to soak it in cold water until it expands, for a maximum of about 3 hours. Soaking too long can cause more toxins in the mushrooms to form, especially the morpholine toxin that appears more frequently.
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You must not soak the mushrooms in hot water but only in cold water because soaking in hot water will cause the mushrooms to produce harmful toxins for the body.
- Use your hands to gently rub to remove all dirt, then rinse with clean water, and you can cook right away.
See details: How to properly and safely prepare wood ear mushrooms for cooking
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Final Product
The bitter melon soup stuffed with delicious vegetarian tofu is visually appealing with a fragrant aroma. When consumed, you will immediately feel the slight bitterness of the bitter melon with just the right amount of crunch – not too hard, not too soft. The tofu filling inside is soft, tasty, and perfectly seasoned, making it very delicious, inviting the family to enjoy together.
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Thus, with just a few simple steps, you have completed the delicious and attractive bitter melon soup stuffed with vegetarian tofu for the whole family. TasteVN wishes you success!
*Image and recipe source from Facebook page Culinary Life
