3 Ways to Cook Delicious and Nutritious Lanh Leaves Soup

How to prepare Shrimp Water Spinach Soup

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  Prepare the ingredients

  After buying the shrimp, peel off the shell, remove the sand vein on the back, and leave the meat part intact.

  Wash the shrimp thoroughly, then use a knife to lightly crush the shrimp and set it aside on a plate. Add 1 teaspoon of fish sauce and 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, marinate the shrimp for about 5 minutes.

  Quick way to remove shrimp sand vein

  • Method 1: Proceed to peel the shrimp and then take out the sand vein on the back.
  • Method 2: Count backward from the tail of the shrimp to the second groove connecting the two shell segments, pierce a toothpick through and pull to remove the sand vein.
  • Method 3: Hold the shrimp upside down, with one hand holding the head and the other holding the back of the shrimp. Next, gently bend the shrimp’s head and squeeze lightly from bottom to top to push the intestine out. Hold the intestine and gently pull the sand vein out of the shrimp’s body.

  Peel the pineapple, remove the eyes, and cut it in half. Use half of the fruit to prepare the dish, slicing it diagonally into pieces about 0.5 cm thick.

  Quick way to peel pineapple without cutting out the eyes

  • Method 1: Cut off both ends of the pineapple and then cut it in half lengthwise. Place the pineapple flesh side down on the cutting board and use a knife to closely peel the skin, ensuring to remove the eyes as well.
  • Method 2: Cut the pineapple into 4 equal parts along the length of the fruit. Then, use one hand to hold the piece of pineapple steady while the other hand uses a knife to separate the flesh from the skin, removing the eyes in the process.

  See details: Quick way to peel pineapple without cutting out the eyes

  Wash the gotu kola leaves several times with clean water. If you want to be more thorough, you can soak them in salt water for about 10 – 15 minutes and then drain. Next, cut the gotu kola leaves into pieces about the length of one finger joint.

  Smashed green onions at the root, cut into pieces about 1 cm long.

  

  

  

  
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  Stir-fried pineapple and shrimp

  Place a pot on the stove, add about 1 tablespoon of cooking oil into the pot. When the oil is hot, add the chopped green onions and sauté until fragrant.

  Once the green onions are fragrant, add the pre-cut pineapple into the pot and stir-fry. Stir continuously until the pineapple is slightly tender, then add the shrimp to the pot to stir-fry together.

  Stir continuously for about 2 minutes until the shrimp is just cooked.

  

  

  
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  Cooking the soup

  After the shrimp is cooked, add about 900ml of water into the pot and bring it to a boil over high heat.

  When the soup is boiling, let it simmer for another minute to allow the sweetness of the shrimp and pineapple to infuse into the water, then add 1 teaspoon of fish sauce and 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder and stir well.

  Tip: For sour dishes, you should use fish sauce instead of salt because fish sauce will enhance the sour flavor.

  Next, turn off the stove and pour the soup into a bowl. Finally, we will add the coriander on top of the soup.

  

  

  
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  End product

  For the Vietnamese ginseng, we should not cook it thoroughly; instead, we add it after cooking, similar to adding fresh herbs, and mix it well when eating. The Vietnamese ginseng soup with shrimp served with hot rice is absolutely delicious!