Enhance your family’s menu with delicious soup dishes by trying 2 ways to cook fresh gourd soup with shrimp. With easily available ingredients and simple steps, you can have a delicious, hot bowl of soup to treat the whole family. Let’s buy the ingredients and get cooking right away!
1. Fresh Gourd Soup with Shrimp
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Fresh Gourd Soup with Shrimp For 2 people
Aromatic gourd 2 pieces Fresh shrimp 200 gr Shallots 1 bulb (chopped) Cooking oil 1/2 tablespoon Common spices a little (salt/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate/ pepper)
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How to make Fresh Shrimp and Gourd Soup
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Prepare the ingredients
Remove the heads of the shrimp, peel off the shells and the intestinal vein on the back, then wash thoroughly and chop finely.
How to properly peel shrimp and remove the intestinal vein
- First, use your hands to break off the head of the shrimp.
- Next, use your hands to peel the shrimp shell from the belly first, then move on to the sides of the body. For the shell at the tail, firmly grasp the tail of the shrimp and pull it back.
- To remove the intestinal vein, use a knife to make a vertical cut along the back of the shrimp to expose the vein, then use a knife or a sharp bamboo skewer to hook out the vein. Be careful at this step to avoid breaking the vein.
Then, marinate the shrimp with minced shallots, 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1/4 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of pepper. Mix well and let it sit for about 20 minutes for the shrimp to absorb the spices.
Peel the gourd, wash it clean, then cut it into bite-sized slices.
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Cooking Soup
Place a pot on the stove, add 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil into the pot. When the oil is hot, add the marinated shrimp and stir-fry for about 2 minutes until the shrimp are firm.
Next, add 1 liter of water to the pot and bring it to a boil. When the water boils, skim off the foam, and season with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate.
Add all the bitter melon into the pot, increase the heat, and boil for about 3 more minutes. Once the bitter melon is cooked, taste and adjust the seasoning before turning off the heat.
Serve the soup in a bowl, sprinkle a little ground pepper for added appeal, and it’s done.
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Finished Product
The fresh shrimp bitter melon soup is sweet, cool, and nutritious. The bitter melon is cooked just right, maintaining its crunchiness; the shrimp are firm, and the soup is seasoned perfectly.
This dish can be enjoyed hot or served with white rice, both of which complement your taste!
2. Fresh Shrimp Bitter Melon Soup with Chinese Bitter Melon
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Fresh Shrimp and Loofah Soup with Chinese Loofah Serves 4
Chinese loofah 4 pieces (ridged gourd) Fresh shrimp 100 gr Green onions 4 stalks Cilantro a little Cooking oil 1 teaspoon Common seasoning a little (salt/ sugar/ seasoning powder/ ground pepper)
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How to Make Fresh Shrimp and Loofah Soup with Chinese Loofah
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Prepare the Ingredients
Wash the Chinese loofah, cut off the stem, peel the skin clean, rinse briefly with water, and then cut into thin diagonal slices about 1/2 finger width.
Peel the fresh shrimp, remove the intestinal vein from the back, rinse with clean water and drain.
For the green onions and cilantro, cut off the roots and wilted leaves. Then rinse briefly with water, separate the green onion tops, and combine the green onion leaves with chopped cilantro.
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Pounding shrimp
Put the shrimp in a mortar with 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, and pound until finely ground. Then add the green onion tops and continue to pound the mixture until smooth.
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Cooking soup
Place a pot on the stove, add 1 liter of water and bring to a boil over medium heat, add 1 teaspoon of cooking oil and wait for the water to boil.
When the water starts to boil, add the pounded shrimp and stir well to prevent clumping, then season the pot with: 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Stir well to dissolve the mixture, then add the gourd.
Wait for the mixture to boil again, once the gourd is cooked, taste and adjust the seasoning as needed, then add chopped green onions and cilantro before turning off the heat.
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Final product
Pour the soup into a bowl, add a few cilantro sprigs for decoration to make the soup more appealing. The broth is clear with a light sweet taste, the gourd is crispy and fragrant combined with soft fresh shrimp, making it very delicious with rice. Enjoy your meal!
How to choose fresh and delicious gourd
- When buying gourd, you should choose those that feel heavy in your hand, have a dark green skin, and emit a natural fragrance when smelled.
- You should also pay attention to buying gourds that are of moderate size, ideally small or medium, as younger gourds will taste better.
- Avoid buying gourds that are overripe, have many black spots on the surface, and are scratched or rotten.
How to choose fresh and delicious shrimp
- When choosing shrimp, you should select those with a translucent shell and a slight smell of the sea.
- Fresh shrimp usually have their tails curled together, with a slightly curved, firm body, and the head and body of the shrimp are tightly connected.
- You should not buy shrimp that are slimy or have inconsistent coloring.
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