2 Ways to Cook Seaweed Soup with Fresh Shrimp and Sweet Shrimp Balls That Are Not Fishy

Prepare and marinate shrimp

Shrimp should have their heads removed, shells peeled off, and the back deveined, then wash clean and chop finely.

After that, marinate the shrimp with 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Mix well and let it sit for about 20 minutes for the shrimp to absorb the spices.

Prepare other ingredients

Soak dried seaweed in 1 liter of water for about 15 minutes to expand, then rinse and drain.

Remove the roots from the green onions, wash them, and chop them finely.

Cook the soup

Place a pot on the stove, add 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil into the pot. When the oil is hot, add the marinated shrimp and sauté for about 2 minutes until the shrimp is firm.

Once the shrimp is sautéed, add 1 liter of water to the pot and bring it to a boil. When the water is boiling, skim off the foam, and season with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate.

Next, add all of the seaweed, increase the heat, and boil for another 3 minutes. Once the seaweed is cooked, taste and adjust the seasoning as needed, then turn off the heat.

Scoop the soup into a bowl, sprinkle with chopped green onions and ground pepper for extra appeal, and it’s done.

Finished Product

Fresh shrimp seaweed soup is deliciously sweet, refreshing, and extremely nutritious.

The seaweed is crispy, with firm shrimp combined with mildly sweet broth, making it very appealing. It goes well with white rice or can be enjoyed immediately while hot.

Prepare the seaweed

After purchasing the seaweed, put it in a bowl and soak it in water until it expands, then rinse it clean.

Next, add 1 spoon of vinegar to the bowl to clean the slime and remove the fishy smell of the seaweed, then rinse several times with clean water and let it drain.

Prepare, marinate the shrimp and form shrimp balls

Peel the shrimp, remove the black vein, then rinse and chop it finely.

Peel the carrot, rinse it clean, and chop it finely. Remove the roots of the green onion, rinse it clean, and chop the leaves.

Next, add the minced shrimp and carrot into the bowl along with 1/4 teaspoon of salt, 1/4 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of cornstarch, and chopped green onion, then mix well.

After that, form the mixture into small shrimp balls that are easy to eat.

Cook seaweed soup with shrimp balls

You add about 500ml of water into a pot and boil it on the stove over medium heat for 5 – 7 minutes until the water boils.

Then, you drop each shrimp ball into the pot and cook for about 5 minutes until the water boils again, then add the prepared seaweed into the pot.

Next, add 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder along with 1 teaspoon of rock sugar, then adjust the seasoning to taste, and wait for the water to boil for an additional minute before turning off the heat.