Seaweed soup with soft tofu will be a wonderful suggestion for a family meal because this dish is both light and appealing, yet easy to prepare. Let’s get cooking with TasteVN to immediately make these 2 delicious soups for everyone to enjoy!
1. Seaweed soup with soft tofu
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
20 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Seaweed soup with soft tofu For 2 people
Dried seaweed 50 gr (for soup) Soft tofu 200 gr Shrimp heads 10 pieces Green onions 3 stalks Common spices a little (salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate)
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How to make Seaweed Tofu Soup
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Prepare the ingredients
Put the seaweed in a basin with 1 liter of clean water, soak for 15 – 20 minutes for the seaweed to expand. After that, rinse the seaweed with clean water about 2 – 3 times and place it in a basket to drain.
Remove the antennae from the shrimp, discard the dirt inside and wash thoroughly.
Gently cut the soft tofu into small square pieces for easy eating.
Peel off the outer skin of the green onion and discard the roots, then wash it thoroughly. After that, chop the green onion tops and cut the leaves into sections.
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Cooking soup
Pour about 1 liter of water into the pot and boil over high heat for 5 minutes. Once the water boils, add the shrimp heads and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
When the shrimp heads change from gray to dark orange, add the soft tofu, gently stir, and wait for 5 – 7 minutes for the tofu and shrimp heads to cook, then add the chopped green onion.
Season the soup with 2 spoons of monosodium glutamate, 2 spoons of sugar, and 1/2 spoon of salt.
After the soup boils again, add the seaweed and cook over medium heat for another 3 – 5 minutes until the seaweed is cooked; you can taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking, then turn off the stove.
Serve the soup in a bowl and add a little chopped green onion to finish.
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Finished product
Thus, the delicious and light seaweed soup with soft tofu is complete. When you eat, you will feel the mild sweetness of the broth, the fragrant seaweed, and the soft and tasty tofu.
This soup will be very suitable when you serve it with hot rice!
2. Seaweed soup with soft tofu and vegetables
Preparation
20 minutes
Cooking
40 minutes
Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Seaweed soup with soft tofu and vegetables For 3 people
Dried seaweed 1 tablespoon (for soup) Soft tofu 300 gr Pork 300 gr Carrot 1/2 piece Corn 1/2 ear Ginger 1 piece Soy sauce 1 tablespoon (soy sauce) Salt/ MSG A little
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose fresh and delicious pork
- You should choose pork pieces that have a bright color, light pink or light red color, and the fat should be a translucent white with a slight ivory tint.
- Good quality meat will have a distinctive aroma when sniffed; this smell is not unpleasant and does not have a strong fishy odor.
- When pressing your hand on the piece of meat, if you feel good elasticity, you should buy it.
- You should choose pork pieces that have a separate structure of meat and fat but are tightly attached to each other, feeling difficult to separate when touched.
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- You should buy carrots that have a bright orange color, the outer skin looks shiny, smooth, without rough patches or any unusual tiny spots on the surface.
- You should choose carrots of moderate size, which feel firm when held.
- In addition, you should also limit buying carrots that have wilted tops, are too bruised, and are separated from the body, as these are carrots that have been stored for too long.
How to choose delicious sweet corn
- You should prioritize selecting ears with green husks that are not dry, and the corn silk should be soft and smooth, with no browning or wilting at the end, as these indicate fresh corn.
- Additionally, you should pay attention to the kernels, which should be plump, uniform, shiny, and straight. Avoid choosing ears that are oversized; it’s best to select corn that is moderately long and slender.
- You can press your hand against the corn to check for ripeness; if it feels moderately soft and milky juice flows out, then it is good corn and you should choose it.
How to make Soft Tofu Seaweed Soup with Vegetables
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Prepare the ingredients
Add 1 tablespoon of dried seaweed to a bowl of fresh water to soak until the seaweed expands. To eliminate the fishy smell and slime of the seaweed, add 1/2 crushed ginger and a little salt to the bowl while soaking.
Soak for 15 minutes until the seaweed is soft, then remove it and let it drain. While preparing, avoid shaking too hard so the seaweed doesn’t break.
Cut the soft tofu into bite-sized pieces, you can cut it a bit thicker to prevent it from crumbling while cooking.
Peel the carrot, wash it clean, and then dice it. For the corn, peel the husk and silk, then shave off the kernels.
Rinse the pork and briefly blanch it in boiling water.
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Simmer the broth
Put a pot on the stove, add about 500ml of filtered water, bring to a boil, then add the pork along with 1/2 smashed ginger and 1 teaspoon of salt. Simmer the meat over medium-low heat for about 25 – 30 minutes.
While simmering, remember to skim the foam to keep the broth clean and clearer. Once the meat is cooked, remove it, cut it into small pieces to cook with the soup or prepare it as boiled meat.
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Cooking Seaweed Soup
Add corn and carrots to the pot with broth, lower the heat, and cook for about 5 – 7 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
Then, add the soaked seaweed and soft tofu to the pot, and season with 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, a little salt, and a bit of monosodium glutamate.
Lower the heat and cook the soup for another 3 – 4 minutes until all the ingredients absorb the seasoning, then it’s done. You can adjust the seasoning to suit your family’s taste before turning off the heat.
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Final Product
The seaweed soup with soft tofu and vegetables is visually appealing with a variety of interspersed colors. The soup has a sweet and fresh flavor from the vegetables combined with the distinctive refreshing taste of seaweed, along with the rich and delicious flavor of soft tofu, making it both tasty and nutritious.
How to choose delicious, quality seaweed
- You should choose seaweed that is dark green because that is fresh seaweed and does not contain preservatives.
- If you observe seaweed leaves that have many small holes on the surface, you should buy them because they are young seaweed, very delicious to eat.
- In addition, you should also choose products with clear origin and still within the expiration date.
- Avoid buying seaweed that has turned dark purple or is past its expiration date.
How to choose fresh, delicious quality tofu
- Prioritize choosing tofu pieces that are off-white; if you see tofu that is yellow or turning yellow, you should not buy it because it may contain gypsum; the more yellow the tofu, the more gypsum it contains.
- You should buy tofu pieces that feel light and soft when held. Real, pure tofu has a distinctive fragrant smell while tofu containing gypsum will have a faint smell of lime or no smell at all.
- If it feels heavy, firm, slightly hard, and has a square shape, you should not buy it because it contains a lot of gypsum.
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