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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Cabbage is a familiar ingredient and is used to prepare many delicious dishes in Vietnamese family meals. Today, with a share from sister Trang, TasteVN wants to introduce you to a simple yet very appealing beef cabbage soup. Let’s buy the ingredients and get into the kitchen to make this soup right away!
Ingredients for Beef Cabbage Soup For 2 people
Cabbage 200 gr Beef 200 gr Green onions 2 stalks Garlic 4 cloves (minced) Fresh ginger 1 piece (smashed) Cooking oil 1/2 tablespoon Common spices a little (salt/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate/ pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh and good beef
- When buying, you should press the beef with your hand; if it is good beef, it will have a good firmness and elasticity, not sticky to the hand, and there should be no unpleasant or abnormal smell.
- You should choose small and tender pieces of meat, smooth texture, and they should bounce back well when pressed.
- Do not buy beef that is pale green or dark red, with dark yellow fat, white spots on the meat, and a mushy or slimy feel when touched.
How to choose fresh and delicious cabbage
- Fresh and delicious cabbage will have a shiny color and a round shape. You should not buy heads that are flat or oval-shaped as these are hollow cabbages, not firm.
- You should choose cabbages that are slightly darker green; if they are purple cabbages, they must be deep purple and choose those that feel heavy and firm.
- Avoid choosing cabbages that have black-brown spots on the stem or are bruised, as these are cabbages that have been stored for a long time and are no longer crunchy and fresh.
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How to prepare Beef Cabbage Soup
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Prepare and marinate the beef
After buying the beef, rinse it with clean water. To eliminate the smell of the beef, take 1 piece of ginger, crush it, and rub it all over the piece of meat, leaving it for about 2 minutes.
Then, rinse the meat with diluted salt water and then rinse with clean water. Marinate the meat with 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, minced garlic, and let it sit for about 30 minutes to absorb the spices.
How to clean beef without odor:
- Method 1: Roast 1 piece of ginger until cooked, scrape off the charred outer layer, then pound the ginger and rub it on the beef, holding it for about 3 minutes before rinsing with clean water.
- Method 2: Alternatively, you can use vinegar or white wine to rinse it, which also helps clean and effectively eliminate the smell of beef.
See details: Effective methods to remove the smell of beef
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Prepare other ingredients
Cabbage is washed clean and cut into thin strips for easy eating.
Green onions are trimmed, washed, and chopped finely.
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Cook the soup
Place a pot on the stove, add 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil to the pot. When the oil is hot, add the marinated beef and stir-fry on high heat for about 2 minutes until the beef is just cooked, then scoop it out into a bowl.
Pour 1 liter of water into the pot where you just stir-fried the beef and bring it to a boil. Once the water is boiling, add the cabbage, 1 teaspoon of seasoning, and the stir-fried beef back into the pot.
Cook until the water boils again, then taste and adjust the seasoning as needed, add the chopped green onions, and turn off the heat.
Scoop the soup into a bowl, sprinkle a little ground pepper to enhance the aroma, and it can be enjoyed right away.
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Final Product
So the beef cabbage soup is completed. The beef is cooked to a tender, sweet consistency, not chewy. The cabbage is crispy, blending with the sweet broth, making it very appealing.
This simple yet delicious soup is definitely a choice you shouldn’t miss. Give it a try by gathering the ingredients and cooking it right away!
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