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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
On hot sunny days, sour lotus stem soup will be a new flavor for your family to enjoy. To understand more about this dish, let’s cook with TasteVN and check out the recipe for this delicious dish!
Ingredients for Sour Lotus Stem Soup Serves 3
Lotus stem 300 gr Tamarind 50 gr Cilantro A little Fried tofu 1 piece White tofu 1 piece Pineapple 100 gr (ananas) Tomato 3 fruits Chili 1 fruit Lemon 1/2 fruit Vegetarian seasoning 1 teaspoon Sugar/salt A little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh lotus stem
- Good lotus stems are those that are still fresh, not too thick or too thin.
- Lotus stems with a slightly dark color or muddy are unbleached and safe to use.
How to choose fresh tomatoes
- You should buy tomatoes that are bright red, evenly colored. The outer skin should be intact, without scratches, and plump, indicating fresh tomatoes.
- Choose tomatoes that still have the stem attached, with the stem remaining fresh and not wilted.
- Do not buy tomatoes with wilted stems, uneven red color, damaged outer skin, and many scratches.
How to choose fresh and delicious pineapple
- Choose pineapples that are bright yellow from the crown to the tip; a few eyes may be slightly green, indicating they are ripe and will be sweet and tasty.
- Select round, short pineapples as they will have more flesh compared to longer ones.
- Choose pineapples with large, sparse eyes, as this indicates they are mature and naturally ripe, not treated with chemicals.
- You can try smelling the end of the fruit; if it has a fragrant smell, you should buy it.
- The greener the crown, the fresher the pineapple. Overripe pineapples will have dry or brown crowns.
- Select fresh, delicious pineapples that are neither too hard nor too soft; when you press your finger into them, they should not feel indented.
- Avoid pineapples that have a slightly sour, fermented smell, as that indicates they are overripe.
How to choose delicious tofu
- To choose delicious tofu, you need to observe both the color, consider the smell, and feel it in your hands.
- Good tofu usually has an ivory-white color; if it has a yellowish hue or is yellow, it contains gypsum.
- Avoid buying tofu that is yellow, as the yellower it is, the more gypsum it contains.
- You can buy pre-made tofu at stores or make it yourself at home.
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How to prepare Sour Soup with Lotus Stem
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Prepare lotus stem
To clean the lotus stem, prepare a basin of water about 1.5 liters and squeeze in half a lime.
Break the lotus stem into small pieces about the length of a finger, then soak the lotus stem for about 10 to 15 minutes.
How to prepare crispy white lotus stem: Besides the above method, you can soak the lotus stem in vinegar, lime, and salt, or in ice water to make the lotus stem crispier and whiter.
See details: How to prepare crispy white lotus stem
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Prepare other ingredients
Wash the tomatoes and cut them into wedges. Peel the pineapple and cut it into long slices. Wash the cilantro and chop it.
Cut the white tofu and fried tofu into small square pieces.
Soak tamarind in a bowl with warm water for about 10 minutes to extract the tamarind juice.
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Cook the soup
Bring a pot of water to a boil, add the fragrant ingredients and 1/2 of the tomato cut into wedges at the same time.
Then add the tamarind juice, about 2 tablespoons.
Season the pot with the following ingredients: 4 tablespoons of sugar, 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of vegetarian seasoning.
Add the lotus stem to the pot, add the remaining tomatoes along with the fried tofu and white tofu, wait until it boils, then add cilantro and turn off the heat.
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Finished product
Sour lotus stem soup will be a delicious dish for every family. It brings a new flavor, making the meal more interesting and colorful.
The lotus stem is crunchy, the broth is rich, sour, and sweet, along with the creamy tofu, making it incredibly appealing. It is very delicious when served with rice or fresh noodles!
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Above is a detailed guide on sour vegetarian lotus stem soup. TasteVN hopes that with this recipe, you can cook delicious sour vegetarian lotus stem soup for your family. Wishing you success!
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