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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stuffed Gourd Soup For 4 people
Gourd 1 piece Minced meat 200 gr Wood ear mushrooms 20 gr Green onions and cilantro A little Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon Common seasonings A little (Salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ seasoning powder/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh bottle gourd
- A good bottle gourd will have a moderate size, a bright green skin, a straight body, and especially still have a fresh green stem.
- To buy fresh bottle gourd, you should choose those with a layer of fine hair, as this indicates it is freshly cut.
- Avoid buying bottle gourds that are too large as they may be overripe. You should also not buy those with unusual signs such as black spots, being waterlogged, or spoiled.
How to choose fresh pork
- You should choose fresh pork pieces that have a bright color; specifically, good meat will be light pink or light red, and the fat will be translucent white with a slight ivory tint.
- Good meat, when smelled, will have a characteristic aroma of meat, which is not unpleasant and does not have a fishy smell.
- When touched, the meat feels firm, not too hard and not mushy, and if there is no slimy liquid oozing out, then it can be selected for purchase.
- Avoid buying if the pork has a bad color and smell, especially if it is slimy.
How to make Stuffed Bottle Gourd Soup
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Prepare the ingredients
After purchasing the bottle gourd, peel it, wash it thoroughly, and then cut the gourd into round slices about 1.5 cm thick. Next, use a spoon to scoop out the seeds of the gourd.
Wash the shiitake mushrooms and soak them in diluted salt water for about 10 minutes, then rinse them again with clean water, and use a knife to dice the mushrooms.
Chop off the roots and wilted leaves of the scallions and coriander, wash them clean, then drain and chop them finely.
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Marinate the meat filling and stuff it into the gourd
Put 200 grams of minced meat together with the diced shiitake mushrooms, scallions, 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, 1 teaspoon of ground pepper, 1 tablespoon of seasoning, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1 teaspoon of sugar into a bowl.
Next, mix well and marinate the meat for about 15 minutes to let the meat absorb the seasonings.
Then, use a spoon to scoop the meat filling and stuff it into each slice of the gourd.
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Cook the soup
You place a pot of water on the stove, bring it to a boil, then add the stuffed gourd and cook over high heat.
After that, add 1 tablespoon of seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning, 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the pot, and boil for about 10 minutes.
When the gourd is soft, taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking, then add chopped green onions and cilantro, stir briefly, and turn off the heat.
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Final product
The stuffed gourd soup is delicious and appealing, the gourd is soft but not mushy, the meat filling is flavorful, and the soup is sweet and refreshing, suitable for family meals on hot summer days.
With just a few simple steps at home using easily purchasable ingredients, you can make a delicious, unique, and extremely appetizing stuffed pumpkin soup. TasteVN wishes you success in making this dish!
