If you don’t know what soup dish to prepare for your family’s upcoming meal, let’s go to the kitchen with TasteVN to immediately refer to 2 recipes for delicious and attractive sweet and sour lettuce soup, and enjoy it with your family right away.
1. Pork Lettuce Soup
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Pork Lettuce Soup Serves 2
Lettuce 500 gr Tomato 2 pieces Ground pork 100 gr Scallions 3 stalks Cooking oil 2 teaspoons Common seasoning a little (Salt/ monosodium glutamate)
How to select fresh and delicious pork
- You should choose fresh pork pieces that have a bright color; good meat will be light pink or light red, and the fat should have a slightly translucent white color.
- Good meat will have a characteristic aroma when sniffed; this smell is not unpleasant and does not have a fishy or strong odor.
- Press the meat with your hand; if it bounces back well, and after removing your hand, it returns to its original shape without any indentation, it is fresh meat.
- Avoid purchasing pieces of meat that are mushy, slimy, or have an unpleasant sour smell as these are signs of poor quality meat that may be infected.
How to make Lettuce Soup with Pork
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Prepare the ingredients
Remove all the damaged leaves and wilted leaves from the lettuce, then wash it thoroughly with water. After that, soak the lettuce in diluted salt water for about 5 minutes, then take it out and wash it again with clean water.
Wash the tomatoes, then cut them into wedges. Wash the green onions and chop the bulb part.
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Stir-fry the meat and tomatoes
Place a pan on the stove, then add 2 spoons of cooking oil into the pan. Once the oil is hot, add the chopped onion and sauté until fragrant.
Next, add the ground pork to the pan and stir-fry on medium heat for about 2 minutes, then add the tomatoes and 1 teaspoon of salt to the pan and continue to stir for another minute.
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Cook the soup
Next, add 1 liter of filtered water to the pan, cook over high heat until the water boils, then add the lettuce. After the soup boils again, season with 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder and then turn off the heat.
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Final product
Once completed, you will have a delicious and fragrant pork lettuce soup. When you eat, you will feel the soup has a sweet, light flavor with a hint of sourness.
The soft and tasty lettuce makes the soup more appealing, and you can eat this soup with rice.
2. Vegetarian Lettuce Soup
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Vegetarian Lettuce Soup Serves 2
Lettuce 300 gr Tomato 2 pieces Green onion 3 sprigs Cilantro A little Purple onion 2 bulbs Vegetarian fish sauce 1/2 teaspoon Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common spices A little (Salt/MSG)
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How to Cook Vegetarian Lettuce Soup
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Prepare the Ingredients
Remove any wilted or spoiled parts of the lettuce, then wash thoroughly with water several times, and cut the lettuce into bite-sized pieces. Wash the green onions and cilantro, then chop them finely.
After washing, cut the tomatoes into wedges, peel the purple onions, and chop them finely.
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Cook the Soup
Next, you add about 1 liter of water to the pot and boil over high heat. When the water boils, add the lettuce and cook until the soup comes back to a boil.
You season the soup with: 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1/2 teaspoon of vegetarian fish sauce. Finally, add the herbs and turn off the heat.
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Final Product
Once completed, you have a simple yet delicious vegetarian lettuce soup. When eating, you will notice the soup has a light, refreshing, slightly sour taste. The lettuce is soft, delicious, and appealing. You can enjoy the soup with rice for a delightful meal.
How to choose fresh and delicious lettuce
- When buying lettuce, you should choose heads that have bright green leaves, a pleasant light aroma when tightly rolled, with long and thick stems.
- Additionally, clean lettuce (not treated with chemicals) usually has green leaves on the outside, while the inner layers are light green to white, gradually fading.
- Do not choose lettuce with leaves that look lifeless, with stems starting to turn yellow and emitting a slight foul smell, as these heads have been stored for too long or may be decaying due to chemical treatment.
How to choose fresh and delicious tomatoes
- Fresh and delicious tomatoes are those with bright red color, thin and shiny skin, looking plump and juicy.
- Typically, tomatoes that have just been harvested will have a fresher taste and still have green, firm stems that are tightly attached to the body, not separating.
- Avoid buying tomatoes that are too bruised or soft to the touch, as these are overly ripe and will not taste good.
So we have finished making 2 dishes of sour and sweet lettuce soup, which is extremely delicious and attractive. What are you waiting for? Let’s get into the kitchen and make it right away. Wish you success!
