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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Seafood soup is a delicious and familiar dish, and the preparation method is also very simple. With the combination of ingredients such as scallop meat, crab claw meat, various mushrooms, and snow fungus, it will provide many nutritious benefits for the body. On the occasion of the upcoming March 8th holiday, let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen to learn how to cook this soup for your beloved woman!
Ingredients for Snow Fungus Seafood Soup For 4 people
Scallop meat 100 gr Crab claw meat 100 gr Snow fungus 50 gr Cordyceps mushroom 50 gr Shiitake mushroom 50 gr (fragrant mushroom) Chicken broth 1 liter Goji berries 50 gr Dioscorea 100 gr Red dates 50 gr Ginger 1 piece Rock sugar 2 tablespoons Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon Salt/ seasoning powder a little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh scallops
- For scallops still in their shells, you should prioritize those with intact shells, not chipped. Additionally, the shell should be tightly closed but not completely sealed.
- For scallops that have been shucked, choose those that are firm and slightly translucent. Avoid those with an unpleasant odor.
How to choose fresh shiitake mushrooms
- Fresh shiitake mushrooms should have a cap of moderate size, a slightly brownish-yellow color, and be tightly cupped rather than spread out. Choose mushrooms with short stems and a characteristic aroma.
- For mushrooms with a dark brown color, check by cutting into the cap; if a milky white substance oozes out, it is poisonous.
- Avoid mushrooms that are bruised, have a bad smell, or are soft and mushy, showing signs of mold.
How to choose quality and delicious cordyceps
- Quality cordyceps will have a fragrant smell similar to straw mushroom with a hint of the fishy scent of mushroom.
- When buying, you should hold it in your hand and shake it gently. If it feels like dry grass, light but not too fluffy, then that is good cordyceps, and you should buy it.
- To purchase quality cordyceps, you should look for them at large and reputable traditional medicine shops.
What is snow fungus? Where to buy?
- Snow fungus is a white resin extracted from the core of the snow fungus tree. Therefore, snow fungus resin is often mixed with pieces of tree bark.
- From a solid form, after being soaked in water, snow fungus will turn into a thread-like form resembling bird’s nest.
- Initially, snow fungus has a sour taste, but when soaked and expanded, it has almost no taste when eaten.
- With its high nutritional content, snow fungus is now widely known and used by many people.
- Usually, you can buy snow fungus at stalls selling dried food ingredients at traditional markets, or you can purchase it at large supermarkets as well as on reputable e-commerce sites.
How to make Bird’s Nest Seafood Soup
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Prepare the ingredients
The scallop meat you bought should be mixed with 1 spoon of salt and then rinsed 2 – 3 times with water to clean, then let it drain.
Shiitake mushrooms should be washed clean, drained, and then sliced lengthwise. Cordyceps mushrooms should be washed clean, drained, and then the stems should be removed.
Ginger should be peeled and sliced. Bird’s nest should be soaked in water for about 8 hours or overnight.
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Cook the soup
You place a pot on the stove and turn on medium heat, add 1 liter of chicken broth and bring to a boil.
When the broth boils, add 50g of goji berries, 100g of Chinese yam, 50g of red dates, sliced ginger, the prepared shiitake mushrooms, and the prepared cordyceps mushrooms, bring to a boil again, then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
After simmering for the required time, add 100g of scallop meat, 100g of crab meat, and the soaked bird’s nest. Season with 2 tablespoons of rock sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce.
Wait for the soup to boil again, adjust the seasoning to taste, then turn off the heat and enjoy!
Final product
You scoop the snow fungus seafood soup into a bowl, add a little ground pepper and cilantro (if desired) on top and enjoy while the dish is still hot to savor the deliciousness of the dish.
The soup is thick and just right to eat with crunchy scallops, sweet crab meat, shiitake mushrooms, and cordyceps mushrooms, which are very nutritious and appealing. Let’s make this for your beloved woman and your family to enjoy!
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Today TasteVN has introduced you a super simple recipe to have the delicious bird’s nest seafood soup for the upcoming March 8th holiday. Wish you success!
