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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Sour Cucumber Soup with Beef For 4 people
Beef belly 300 gr Sour cucumber 400 gr Green onions 2 stalks Tomato 2 fruits Chili 1 fruit Garlic 1 bulb Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (sugar/ seasoning powder/ stock powder)
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How to make Sour Cucumber Soup with Beef
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the sour cucumber under water about 3 times. Then, squeeze out some of the water in the cucumber to reduce the saltiness and sourness. Next, drain and cut into small bite-sized pieces.
Cut the beef belly into small bite-sized pieces.
Peel and finely chop the garlic. Wash the tomatoes, drain, and cut into wedges.
Cut off the roots of the green onions, wash them, cut the green parts, and split them in half. Slice the chili thinly.
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Marinate the beef
Add the beef into a bowl along with seasonings including: 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, mix well to allow the seasonings to absorb into the beef. Marinate for about 10 minutes for the beef to soak up the flavors.
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Stir-fry the sour melon
Place a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, wait for the oil to heat up, then add 1/2 minced garlic and sauté until fragrant.
Next, add tomatoes and pickled mustard greens into the pan and stir well, then season with: 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1 tablespoon of fish sauce.
Stir for the seasonings to absorb for about 3 minutes, then turn off the heat.
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Stir-fried beef
Put a pot on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, wait for the oil to heat up, then add the remaining minced garlic to fry until fragrant.
Next, add the beef and stir well until the meat is firm, then add 600ml of water to the pot and bring it to a boil.
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Cook pickled mustard greens soup with beef
When the water is boiling, add the sautéed tomato and pickled mustard greens mixture into the soup pot, continue boiling until it comes to a rolling boil again, then season to taste.
Next, add the green onion tops and boil for another minute before turning off the heat.
Finally, serve the soup in a bowl, add a few thin slices of chili, and enjoy immediately!
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Final Product
Sour cucumber soup with beef has a very appealing color and an enticing aroma! The soup is mildly sour, with crunchy pickled cabbage combined with tender, slightly fatty beef, but not greasy at all.
The soup will taste great when served with hot rice. This simple dish is extremely enjoyable with rice!
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So you have completed the dish sour melon beef soup, very simple and quick, right? Wishing you success in enriching your family’s menu!
