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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Water Spinach and Melon Crab Soup For 4 people
Fresh crabs 300 gr Water spinach 300 gr Melon 1 piece (about 200gr) Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Salt 1 tablespoon
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to properly choose fresh crabs
- First, to choose fresh crabs, you should prioritize selecting ones with shiny, smooth shells, plump bodies, and those that still have enough legs and claws and move actively.
- You should choose female crabs because they will have more roe which makes the soup sweeter and more fragrant. Female crabs will have an oval and wider belly.
- Do not choose crabs with soft shells, hairy bellies, or weak crabs that do not move because these are crabs that are suffocated, their meat is mushy and foul-smelling.
How to choose clean, safe morning glory
- When choosing clean morning glory that has not been sprayed with pesticides, you should select those with few leaves, small leaves and tops, and stems and leaves that are bright green.
- Conversely, you should avoid morning glory with large, thick stems and leaves that are dark green and shiny, as this indicates that the morning glory has been sprayed with pesticides and is not safe to eat.
How to choose fresh, delicious loofah
- Loofah is usually best around summer (from April to the end of June), at this time loofah will be fragrant, soft, and very sweet.
- You should choose loofah of moderate size, fruits weighing 200gr – 400gr are sweet and have less fiber, making them very delicious. Good loofah will have a few dark spots on the stem, with light green skin and clear green veins.
- You should not choose loofah with yellowish-green skin, which feels hard when pressed lightly or is too large, as this indicates that the loofah is mature and will be fibrous and not tasty. Conversely, if the loofah is too small and the veins are not clear, you should also avoid them because these are immature loofah, which are not as sweet.
Tools needed
How to make Crab Soup with Water Spinach and Loofah
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Prepare the crab and filter the crab meat
Freshwater crabs should be removed from the shell, discard the apron, and wash clean, then filter the crab roe into a small bowl.
Next, add the crabs and 2 cups of water (rice bowl) into the blender, blend at high speed for about 3 minutes until the crabs are smooth, then turn off the machine. After that, use a sieve to extract the crab broth and discard the solid parts.
How to easily prepare freshwater crabs- Step 1: First, soak the freshwater crabs in rice washing water for 10 – 15 minutes to remove excess mud, then wash again with water about 3 – 4 more times until clean, then place in a basket to drain.
- Step 2: After draining, put the crabs into a large bowl or basin and store them in the freezer for about 15 – 30 minutes to harden, making it easier to remove the crab shells.
- Step 3: Next, take the crabs out and remove the shells and aprons, and place the crab meat into a bowl for blending into crab roe.
See details: How to easily prepare freshwater crabs
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Prepare other ingredients
Pick the tips and fresh leaves of the water spinach, discarding the stems, old leaves, and yellow leaves. Next, wash the water spinach thoroughly then place it in a basket to drain, and chop it finely.
Peel the gourd, wash it clean, and then use a knife to cut it diagonally into small bite-sized pieces.
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Cooking water spinach crab soup
Place a pot on the stove, add 500ml of filtered water, the filtered crab meat, and the bowl of crab roe into the pot, then cook over medium heat. After about 5 – 10 minutes, when the water boils and bubbles appear, remove the crab meat and place it in a separate bowl.
To let the loofah cook and release its sweet water, add the loofah to the pot and simmer over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Next, add the water spinach to the pot; to ensure the greens cook quickly and have a vibrant green color, turn the heat up high and cook for about 3 minutes.
Finally, add the crab meat back into the pot, season the soup with 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of fish sauce. Adjust the seasoning to suit your family’s taste, turn off the heat, and ladle the soup into a bowl to finish.
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Final product
So we have a delicious bowl of water spinach crab soup with loofah, where the sweetness of the loofah and the water spinach combined with the crab meat makes the soup not only tasty but also nutritious.
With this soup, TasteVN guarantees that everyone will praise it, so what are you waiting for? Get into the kitchen and make it now!
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