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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Light soup dishes that help cool the body are always loved and chosen by many families. Today, let’s go to the kitchen with TasteVN to learn how to make bitter melon soup with shrimp, which is simple yet incredibly delicious and very good for health.
Ingredients for Bitter Melon Soup with Shrimp For 2 people
Bitter melon 1 fruit Fresh shrimp 100 gr Green onions 1 stalk Fish sauce 1 teaspoon Common spices A little (salt/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose good bitter melon
- Choose fruits that are of moderate size, feel heavy in hand, have a fresh stem, and no black spots on the skin.
- Opt for long, smooth-skinned fruits that are not bumpy.
- Avoid fruits that feel light, soft, have shriveled stems, and dark green skin.
How to choose fresh shrimp
- Select live shrimp that are still vibrant in color, with a curled tail and a naturally curved back, not straight.
- Avoid shrimp that feel soft and mushy when picked up and have a whitish color, with the head and body separated as it may be spoiled.
- Do not choose shrimp with tails fanned out like a fan, with swollen bellies and backs, and pale colors.
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How to make Bottle Gourd Soup with Shrimp
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Prepare ingredients
Remove the heads of the shrimp, wash the shrimp with diluted salt water, then rinse with clean water, drain and place in a bowl.
Chop off the roots of the scallions, wash them clean, and cut them into small pieces.
Peel the bottle gourd, wash it clean and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Tip: The soup will be sweeter if you combine the bottle gourd with a bit of water spinach; you can add it or not based on your preference!
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Marinate shrimp
Add 1 teaspoon of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, and a little chopped scallions to the bowl of shrimp.
Use chopsticks to mix well so that the shrimp absorbs the seasonings.
Tip: To make the shrimp more aromatic and sweet when cooked, marinate with fish sauce instead of salt!
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Cook gourd soup with shrimp
Put a pot on the stove, add about 500ml of water and bring to a boil over high heat, add 1/2 teaspoon of salt, then add the shrimp to the pot.
Cook the shrimp for about 3 minutes over high heat until they are cooked evenly.
Tip: Depending on your taste, you can increase or decrease the seasoning accordingly.Add all the cut gourd into the pot, stir evenly once, then season with 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder and 1/2 teaspoon of broth seasoning. Cook the gourd for an additional minute, then turn off the heat.
Add the chopped green onions to the soup pot.
Tip: To keep the soup clear and the gourd fresh and slightly crunchy after cooking, make sure to cook the soup over high heat!
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Final product
Serve the soup in a bowl, to enhance the flavor, sprinkle some ground pepper and chopped green onions on top.
Tip:Make sure to add the green onions while the soup is still hot! Otherwise, instead of being fragrant, the onions will create a very strong smell.
The broth of the gourd soup is clear after cooking, not cloudy, and the gourd is cooked just right, with a beautiful green color. The seasoning is just right for eating, and the natural sweetness from the gourd is still preserved.
When eaten with hot rice and dipped in a bowl of spicy fish sauce, it is wonderful.
So, the dish gourd soup with shrimp is complete, really simple, right? Save the recipe now to show off your cooking skills for the family! Wishing you success.
*Source of the recipe and images shared from Facebook: Tuyet.
