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Preparation
50 minutes
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Processing
45 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
A delicious dish that is indispensable in family meals is banana flower soup with bones. This is a soup dish that is not only tasty and nutritious but also very simple and easy to make. What are you waiting for? Let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen and showcase your skills with this delicious dish right away!
Ingredients for Banana Flower Soup with Bones For 2 people
Pork tail bones 600 gr Banana flower 300 gr Chopped shallots 1 teaspoon Green onions 2 stalks Cilantro 2 stalks Fish sauce 1/2 teaspoon Seasoning powder 1 teaspoon Common spices A little (salt/ seasoning/ pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh pork bones
- For marrow bones: You should buy bones that are bright in color, not pale, have no strange smell, and are not refrigerated. A length of about 2 – 3 finger joints is just right. Avoid choosing bones that are too large or too small as they will not be tasty when cooked.
- For tail bones: When buying, you should choose bones with a moderately sized tail, little or no fat, bright color, and with meat, having the distinctive smell of pork. Avoid buying bones that have a fishy or foul smell or are too small, as they may come from piglets and are not tasty.
- For rib bones: You should choose pieces of bone that are light pink, have no foul smell, feel elastic when pressed, and the rib surface is dry. Good rib bones usually have flat bones and are of moderate size.
How to choose fresh banana flowers
- You should choose banana flowers that are intact, not bruised or missing their outer skin. Fresh banana flowers usually have a dark red outer skin, covered with a fine white powder.
- Choose banana flowers that feel heavy in hand, firm, and when gently squeezed, the skin feels hard and has a certain crunch.
- Avoid choosing banana flowers that have unusual colored skins, are darkened, and when shredded have a brownish color, with the outer skin losing its white powder, as these may be banana flowers that have been treated with chemicals or have been stored for too long.
How to make Banana Flower Soup with Bones
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Prepare the Ingredients
First, with the pork bones, after buying them, use a knife to chop them into bite-sized pieces. Then, to eliminate the smell of the pork bones, soak them in diluted salt water for about 10 minutes, then rinse thoroughly with several batches of water.
Effective ways to remove the smell of meat:
- Method 1: Clean the pork, then blanch it in boiling water for about 2 – 3 minutes, then remove the meat and rinse it again with clean water.
- Method 2: You can also soak the cleaned pork in diluted salt water for about 25 – 30 minutes. After the time is up, take out the meat and rinse it clean under running water.
- Method 3: Additionally, ingredients like dried onion, white wine, vinegar, ginger, lemongrass, etc., also help to eliminate the smell of meat; when blanching the meat, you can add these ingredients.
Remove the outer old leaves of the banana flower. Then prepare a bowl of water with the juice of 1 lemon. Next, slice the banana flower and banana trunk into thin strands, then add everything to the bowl of water and soak for about 20 minutes. After soaking, wash the banana flower with water to remove the bitterness and prevent browning.
Tip: You should remove the pistil of the banana flower before soaking because the pistil is usually very tough and won’t taste good.Peel the shallots and chop them finely. For the green onions and coriander, wash them thoroughly, drain, and then chop them finely.
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Simmer the bones
Place the marinated bones on the stove. After that, sauté the bones for about 10 minutes. Next, pour enough water into the pot to cover the bones completely, then let it simmer for about 30 minutes until the bones are tender and sweeter.
Note: When the bone broth boils, white scum will appear. At this point, use a spoon to skim off the white scum from the surface of the water to keep the broth clear.After the bones have been simmered, taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking. If it is too bland, you can add 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder to enhance the flavor of the dish.
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Cook the soup
Add 300g of pre-processed banana flower to the pot and boil for about 3 minutes. Next, when the water is boiling, use chopsticks to stir the banana flower evenly and then add 1/2 teaspoon of fish sauce to make the soup richer and more fragrant.
Finally, add all the chopped green onion and coriander, stir well, then turn off the heat and ladle the soup into a bowl to enjoy.
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Final Product
The banana flower soup cooked with bones is perfect in both flavor and color. When eaten, you will taste the sweetness from the pork bones combined with the crunchiness of the banana flower, blended with a hint of fragrant onion that will surely delight you.
This dish is not only rich in the flavors of home but also delicious and nutritious, making family meals more appealing.
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