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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
The gourd soup cooked with snakehead fish is both sweet and refreshing, and incredibly simple yet delicious. This delicious soup will help make your family meal flavorful and appealing. Therefore, join TasteVN to get into the kitchen right away to follow this simple soup recipe!
Ingredients for Gourd Soup with Snakehead Fish For 2 – 3 people
Gourd 1 fruit Grated snakehead fish 300 gr Minced shallots 1 bulb Spring onions 1 sprig Common spices a little (salt/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose delicious snakehead fish
For pre-grated snakehead fish:
- You should prioritize choosing the fish meat that is bright in color, pink or light pink, not dull or greenish, without any strange fishy smell, and still fresh to prepare a more delicious soup.
- You should buy fish from trusted places or reputable sellers like large supermarkets to avoid the situation where snakehead fish is mixed with different bad types of fish or grated from fish that are no longer fresh.
For fresh, live snakehead fish:
- You should choose fish with clear eyes, shiny scales on the body, still firm and thick to easily grate the meat, and when you gently press with your hand, it should feel slightly firm, solid, not mushy.
How to choose fresh and delicious bottle gourds
- You should choose bottle gourds that have a bright green skin, a straight body, a stem that still has sap, and are of moderate size—not too large.
- Additionally, when you touch the outer skin with your hand, you will feel a layer of fine hair and a slight hardness, which indicates that these are freshly cut and delicious gourds, making them perfect for cooking.
- Avoid choosing old gourds or those with black spots, signs of wilting, damage, or a foul smell.
How to make bottle gourd soup with snakehead fish
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Prepare the ingredients
Peel the bottle gourd, wash it thoroughly, and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Remove the roots from the green onions, wash them clean, and chop them finely. Peel the shallots, wash them, and then mince them.
Grate the snakehead fish into a bowl. Marinate the fish with minced shallots, 1 teaspoon of seasoning, and 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, then mix well for the spices to coat the fish.
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Cooking soup
Pour 1 liter of water into a pot, place it on the stove and bring to a boil. When the water boils, use a spoon to scoop a bit of snakehead fish meat and add it to the pot, continuing until all the fish is used.
Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of seasoning to the pot. Then wait for the water to boil again before adding the gourds and cooking together for about 3 more minutes on high heat.
Finally, adjust the seasoning to taste and turn off the heat. Sprinkle chopped green onions and ground pepper for extra appeal, and it’s done.
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Final product
The gourd soup with snakehead fish is refreshing and delicious, sure to satisfy you. The snakehead fish cake is chewy and sweet, the gourd retains its crispness, and the soup is well-seasoned.
Pair this soup with white rice in hot weather for a perfect meal. Let’s get cooking!
The article above has provided everyone with a recipe for pumpkin soup with snakehead fish, which combines the refreshing sweetness of pumpkin with the right chewiness of snakehead fish, making family meals more appealing. Give it a try and enjoy! Wishing you success in your cooking.
