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Preparation
35 minutes
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Processing
50 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Bring the flavor of Northern cuisine to your kitchen with this delicious and unique mixed clear soup. TasteVN will share with you the super simple recipe for this soup dish. What are you waiting for? Let’s prepare the ingredients and start cooking right away!
Ingredients for Mixed Clear Soup For 4 people
Chicken bones 500 gr Chicken meat 100 gr Pork 100 gr Shrimp 100 gr Clear noodle 50 gr Carrot 1/2 piece Kohlrabi 1 piece Peas 50 gr Broccoli 100 gr (White/ green as preferred) Onion 1/2 piece Shiitake mushrooms 100 gr Dried shrimp 2 tablespoons Celery a little (1 stalk) Cilantro a little (3 – 5 sprigs) Green onion 1 stalk Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Common seasoning a little (Salt/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh pork
- Fresh pork will have a pinkish-red color, bright color, and the fat layer should be opaque white.
- When touching the pork, if it is good meat, you will feel the meat’s elasticity, and it should not be sticky or slimy due to a dry outer membrane.
- Pieces of meat with uneven colors or bruises should not be purchased, as they may come from sick pigs.
- Avoid buying pork that has a strange smell or feels slimy when touched, as this indicates spoiled meat that is no longer usable.
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How to choose fresh chicken
- Choose chicken pieces with a dry surface, and when pressed, they should still retain their elasticity.
- Good chicken will have a light yellow color, bright appearance, and no strange smell.
- Avoid buying pieces that are pale white or slightly gray, as they may have been chemically treated.
- Be careful not to buy chicken pieces that are soft and mushy or have a strange smell.
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How to choose fresh and delicious shrimp
- Choose shrimp that have a transparent shell and a slight smell of seawater, not fishy; avoid shrimp with dark spots or uneven colors.
- You should prioritize buying shrimp with the head and legs firmly attached to the body, as this indicates fresh shrimp that have not been injected with additives.
- Fresh shrimp have tails that are tightly folded together; if the tails are spread out, the shrimp have been injected with chemicals or water to make them plump.
- Fresh and delicious shrimp typically have legs firmly attached to the body. If the shrimp’s legs have turned black or if they are no longer firmly attached to the body, do not buy them, as they are no longer fresh.
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How to Make Mixed Ball Soup
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Prepare the Ingredients
Soak the gelatin balls in rice water for about 20 – 30 minutes until they soften, then rinse with clean water and drain, and cut the balls into bite-sized pieces about 2 fingers wide.
Shrimp, chicken bones, chicken meat, and pork should be washed thoroughly and drained.
Soak the shiitake mushrooms in rice water for about 10 – 15 minutes until they soften, rinse several times with water, then drain and cut the mushrooms in half.
Peel the kohlrabi and carrots, peel the onion, and remove the strings from the peas. Separate the broccoli into small pieces. Wash all the ingredients thoroughly.
Cut the kohlrabi, carrots, and onion into bite-sized pieces or shape them as desired.
Peel the shallots and roast them until fragrant. Clean the cilantro, cut the stems and roots in half, wash thoroughly and drain, then smash the roots of the cilantro.
Wash the green onions and celery, and cut them into sections.
How to Eliminate the Smell of Gelatin Balls:
- To eliminate the smell of the gelatin balls, after soaking them in rice water, use a bit of white alcohol and smashed ginger to rub the balls for about 5 minutes, then rinse with clean water.
- You can also use alum mixed with warm water, then let it cool and soak the gelatin balls in the alum water mixture for about 5 – 10 minutes, then remove, drain, and rinse with water 2 – 3 times.
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Boil shrimp and chicken bones
Put about 300ml of water into a pot, add 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of salt, and boil over medium heat. When the water boils, add the shrimp and boil for about 3 – 5 minutes until the shrimp is just cooked.
Remove the shrimp and immediately put them into a bowl of cold water; when the shrimp cools down, peel it and remove the heads.
Next, add the chicken bones to the pot, cook for about 1 minute, then turn off the heat, and take the chicken bones out into the cold water bowl just like the shrimp.
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Making the broth
Add 500ml of water, chicken bones, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of seasoning, scallions, celery, coriander roots, roasted shallots, 2 tablespoons of dried shrimp, and cook over medium heat for about 30 minutes.
To achieve a certain clarity in the broth, you must frequently skim off the foam that rises to the top while cooking.
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Boil the pork and chicken
After the broth has boiled for 5 minutes, add the chicken and pork to boil together. After about 10 minutes, when the meat is cooked, remove it and place it in a bowl of cold water to cool the meat down.
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Slice pork and shred chicken
After the meat has cooled, you slice the pork into thin, bite-sized pieces and shred the chicken.
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Cook the balls and vegetables
After the broth has cooked for enough time, you strain the clear broth. Continue to simmer and add the skin balls, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, kohlrabi, and broccoli, cooking together over medium heat.
When the vegetables are cooked, add the peas and onions, and also add 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of MSG, and 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, stirring well.
Cook for about 2 more minutes until the peas are done, taste and adjust the seasoning to suit your family’s preference, then turn off the heat.
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Marinate shrimp, boiled chicken, and boiled pork
For the pork and chicken, marinate with 1 teaspoon of seasoning. Shrimp is marinated with 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper. Both shrimp and meat will be marinated until the soup is finished.
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Completion
Pour the soup into a bowl, add marinated chicken, pork, and shrimp on top, a little cilantro for decoration, and a bit of ground pepper for aroma, and it is ready to enjoy.
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Final Product
The mixed ball soup with green, red, and white colors from the vegetables is very attractive. The broth is clear, with a rich sweet taste, the skin is chewy and crispy, and the shrimp and meat are fresh and well-seasoned. This soup is even more delicious when served with noodles or rice.
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