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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Delicious and refreshing sweet potato stem soup will be a great choice for family meals during the cold winter days. Today, let’s go to the kitchen with TasteVN and learn how to make this soup dish to impress your family, I guarantee everyone will love it!
Ingredients for Sweet Potato Stem Soup Serves 3 people
Sweet potato stem 1 bunch (400gr) Pork belly 100 gr Fried tofu 4 pieces Vietnamese perilla 8 leaves Cilantro 3 sprigs Green onions 3 sprigs Sour tamarind 2 tablespoons Common seasonings a little (Salt/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh sweet potato shoots
- You should choose firm sweet potato shoots with buds extending from the base because these are still young vines, which will taste better. Additionally, you should buy sweet potato shoots with large buds rather than small ones.
- Avoid choosing sweet potato shoots that are bruised, with darkened skin, or soft and mushy stems, as they may be spoiled or have been stored for too long, which will not ensure quality when consumed.
How to choose the right pork belly
- You should choose pieces of pork belly that are light red or bright pink, with a shiny white fat layer. The meat should be elastic and feel quite firm when touched.
- In addition, you should choose pork belly that has an equal ratio of meat to fat, and these two parts must be tightly connected, not separated, especially with a distinctive fragrant smell.
- Avoid choosing pork belly that has a pale or purple color. When you gently press the meat, it will leave an indentation, has an unusual fishy odor, and is slimy, as this indicates that the meat has gone bad.
How to prepare Sweet Potato Shoot Soup
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Prepare the ingredients
Shiso leaves and green onions should be washed clean and then chopped finely using a knife. Cilantro should have the roots trimmed off, washed with clean water, and then cut into small pieces about the length of a finger.
Sweet potato shoots should have their outer skin peeled off. To remove all the sap (latex) from the sweet potato shoots, soak them in a diluted saltwater mixture with 1 tablespoon of sour fermented rice.
Next, boil about 300ml of filtered water, then add the sweet potato shoots to the pot, blanch for about 3 minutes, then remove, squeeze out the water, and let them drain.
Buy pork belly and rub it with a little salt, then rinse it with clean water, and boil it in 500ml of water for about 15 minutes over high heat.
After the meat is cooked, remove it to cool, then cut it into thin slices suitable for eating, keeping the broth to cook the soup.
Fried tofu should be soaked in warm water for about 15 minutes, then removed and cut into small square pieces suitable for eating.
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Cooking sweet potato shoots soup
You bring back to a boil the pot of water used to boil the meat earlier over high heat, when the water boils, add 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, the briefly boiled sweet potato shoots, the pork belly, and the fried tofu.
Cook for about 5 – 7 minutes, then add 1 tablespoon of sour fermented rice to the pot, adjust the seasoning to your family’s taste, then sprinkle the chopped perilla leaves, green onions, and coriander on top and turn off the stove.
Scoop the sweet potato shoots soup into a bowl and enjoy.
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Final dish
The sweet potato shoots soup is refreshing, rich with a soup base that is seasoned just right, combined with the natural sweetness from the meat, and the sweet potato shoots are crunchy, making it very appetizing.
This dish is perfect to enjoy in a slightly chilly weather. Try making it right away!
How to cook water spinach soup without itching
- To prevent the water spinach soup from causing itching when eaten, do not use bamboo chopsticks while cooking; instead, use a ladle or stainless steel chopsticks to stir.
- Before preparing the dish, you must boil the water spinach to remove all the foam; this method will help you enjoy the soup without itching.
Above is a detailed guide on how to cook water spinach soup that is refreshing and nutritious, which TasteVN wants to share with you. Why not get right to the kitchen and prepare this soup to treat the whole family? Wishing you success!
