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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
A soup that is sweet and refreshing in this hot weather will be a great choice to enjoy with family. Today, TasteVN will guide you on how to make this simple beef and amaranth soup, ensuring it is delicious! Let’s get cooking!
Ingredients for Beef and Amaranth Soup Serves 3
Beef 300 gr Amaranth 300 gr Garlic 4 cloves (minced) Ginger 1 piece (crushed) Cooking oil 1 teaspoon Common spices a little (salt/ seasoning/ monosodium glutamate/ pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh beef
- Choose pieces of beef that are red, with white veins and yellow fat interspersed with the lean meat; those are good pieces of beef.
- Press lightly on the piece of beef with your hand; if the beef still has a certain firmness and elasticity, you should buy it; otherwise, if the beef is soft and mushy, it is usually old meat.
- Do not buy pieces of beef that look unusually purplish, have a foul smell, or feel very slimy when picked up.
See details: How to choose fresh beef
How to choose fresh and delicious amaranth
- Choose amaranth bundles with bright green or red leaves, and the leaf stems should be firm and not soft.
- Try breaking off a small piece of the amaranth stem; if the surface that was broken has a lot of sticky liquid, it means the amaranth is fresh and delicious.
- Do not buy bundles of amaranth that are soft, bruised, or waterlogged, or have yellow spots on the leaves, as these are usually caused by pests or excessive pesticide application.
How to make amaranth soup with beef
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Prepare and marinate the beef
With 300g of beef after purchasing, rinse it with clean water. To eliminate the smell of beef, crush some ginger and rub it all over the meat, and let it sit for about 2 minutes.
Then, rinse the meat again with diluted saltwater and then wash it with clean water. Marinate the meat with 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of ground pepper, minced garlic, and let it sit for about 30 minutes for the meat to absorb the spices.
How to clean beef effectively and eliminate odor:
- Method 1: Rub the beef evenly with vinegar, let it sit for 5 minutes, then rinse with water to make the beef softer and eliminate the odor.
- Method 2: Rub coarse salt on the beef, let it marinate for 5 minutes, and then rinse with water for clean and odor-free meat.
See details: Effective tips for eliminating odors from various meats
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Prepare Amaranth
With 300g of Amaranth bought, you pick the tops and young leaves, then wash them clean with water and let them drain.
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Cook the soup
Place a pan on the stove over medium heat, add 1 teaspoon of cooking oil to the pan. When the oil is hot, add all the marinated beef, stir-fry for about 2 minutes until the meat is firm, then scoop it out into a bowl.
Put a pot on the stove, use a little water to rinse the pan where you just stir-fried the meat and add it to the pot along with 1 liter of water, cover and bring to a boil. When the water boils, turn the heat up high, add the Amaranth along with 1 tablespoon of seasoning and 1 teaspoon of salt.
Wait for the water to boil again, then add all the stir-fried beef, stirring gently. Season to taste and turn off the heat.
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Final Product
So the beef and amaranth soup is ready to enjoy!
This dish is incredibly sweet, refreshing, and nutritious, with the beef cooked just right, tender, and not chewy, while the broth is seasoned perfectly, making it very appealing. Enjoy it while it’s hot with white rice, and it’s truly delicious!
The dish beetroot leaf soup with beef has been prepared very simply. I wish you success in making this dish and have a warm family meal!
*Source for the recipe and images shared from Facebook: Trang Đinh.
