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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
If you need a suggestion for your family’s upcoming menu, you shouldn’t miss the delicious and simple dish of clam soup with loofah. Let’s get cooking with TasteVN to make this soup and enjoy it with everyone.
Ingredients for Clam Soup with Loofah Serves 2
Pre-prepared clams 100 gr Loofah 2 pieces Chopped green onions 1 tablespoon Common seasonings A little (salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ seasoning powder) Fish sauce 1.5 teaspoons Cooking oil 1 tablespoon
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh loofah
- You should choose loofah that is long, evenly shaped, of moderate size not too large, with a color leaning towards light green, feels firm and heavy in hand, and has a certain softness of the skin.
- Additionally, if the loofah is fresh, the stem should look fresh and have sap oozing out, indicating it was just harvested and is sweeter and more fragrant.
- Do not choose loofah that is crooked, has bee sting marks, or if you press on the skin and it feels too hard, giving a sense that the loofah is hollow and spongy, as this indicates it is overripe and not delicious.
How to choose fresh clams
- If buying clams with shells, choose those with intact shells, hard, tightly closed, and of a size that is not too small or too large.
- For shelled clams, choose if you see the clam meat is white, plump, still warm, and has no strange smell.
- Do not buy clams that look dull in color, have soft or mushy meat, or have a foul smell.
How to make Clam Soup with Gourd
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Prepare the ingredients
Peel the gourd, wash it thoroughly, and cut it into bite-sized pieces. To remove the dirt from the clams, you should blanch them in boiling water for about 3 minutes or rinse them well with water.
Next, place the clams into a pot and boil them with about 1 liter of water. When the water boils, reduce the heat and cook for another 3 minutes before removing the clams and setting them aside.
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Make the Clam Soup with Gourd
First, place a pot on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil along with chopped green onions to sauté until fragrant. Then add the clams, 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning, and stir-fry for about 1 minute before adding the gourd to stir-fry together.
Next, pour 500ml of clam water into the pot and bring it to a boil. Once the water boils, reduce the heat to medium and season with 1.5 teaspoons of seasoning, 1/3 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1.5 teaspoons of fish sauce. Finally, adjust the seasoning to taste and turn off the heat.
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Final Product
When completed, you will have a bowl of soup with clams and gourd that is extremely fragrant and delicious. When eating, you will feel the sweet and fragrant broth with the aroma of gourd, and the soft and sweet clam meat. This soup should be eaten with hot rice for the best flavor.
The above is an article sharing the recipe for the extremely attractive and delicious clam soup with gourd. Why hesitate? Let’s get cooking right away. Wish you success!
