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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Water spinach is a cool, delicious vegetable that is very good for health. Today, TasteVN will share with you the recipe for a delicious water spinach soup with minced meat, perfect for cooling down the body. Let’s get cooking this soup right away!
Ingredients for Water Spinach Soup with Minced Meat Serves 3
Water spinach 300 gr Minced pork 200 gr Shallots 2 bulbs Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (salt/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate)
How to Choose Good Ingredients
How to select fresh water spinach
- You should choose water spinach with medium-sized stems, bright green color, small leaves, and many tips.
- Select stems that are crispy, firm to the touch, and have a shiny skin, as they are the tender parts and will be soft when eaten.
- Avoid choosing stems that are too dark or too pale green, with large stems and many leaves.
- Do not select bundles with bruises, pests, soft stems, or wrinkled skin, as these may be overripe stems or have been stored for too long, making them tough to eat.
How to choose good quality pork
- For whole pieces of pork, you first need to pay attention to the color. The color of good meat is bright pink, not too red or too pale.
- Pork that is firm and elastic is good meat. You can test it by pressing your finger into the meat; if it springs back immediately, is not slimy, and does not leak water or juices, then it is good.
- You should choose pork with a good balance of lean and fat to ensure your dish is neither dry nor overly greasy.
- You can buy pork to grind at home using a meat grinder or ask the seller to grind it for you.
- For pre-ground pork, you should buy it from reputable stores or supermarkets. When purchasing, make sure the meat is stored in a refrigerated section and the packaging is intact to ensure quality.
See details: How to choose good quality pork
How to make Water Spinach Soup with Minced Meat
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Prepare the ingredients
Pick the tender parts of the water spinach, discard the older parts, soak in diluted salt water for about 10 minutes, then rinse thoroughly with water to drain, and cut into pieces about the length of a finger.
Tip: To reduce the sap of water spinach when cooking, remember to soak it in salt water first, then rinse with clean water.
Shallots peeled and chopped.
Ground meat, put into a bowl, add 1/2 of the chopped shallots, 1 spoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of salt, mix well and marinate for 5 minutes.
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Cook the soup
Put a pot on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, when the oil is hot, add all the chopped shallots and fry until fragrant.
Next, add the marinated ground pork and sauté over medium heat until the meat is browned.
Continue by adding the sweet potato leaves and stir-fry for about 2 – 3 minutes, then add 700ml of hot water, cook for about 5 – 7 minutes over medium heat until the sweet potato leaves are tender. You season with 1.5 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, adjust the taste to your family’s preference, then turn off the heat!
Finally, ladle the sweet potato leaves soup into a bowl and it is ready to enjoy.
Tip: To make the soup more fragrant, you can add a little ground pepper!
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Final Product
The sweet potato leaves soup with minced meat has a beautiful green color. The sweet potato leaves are soft, the soup is refreshing and has a mild sweetness.
This soup is suitable for family meals, refreshing, and extremely appetizing!
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So TasteVN has guided you to complete the delicious sweet potato leaves soup with minced meat that cools the body! Wishing you success in making it for a delicious meal with your family!
