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Preparation
5 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
On a hot summer day, having a bowl of cooling soup is simply wonderful! Crab soup with gourd is a soup dish that is refreshing and helps cool down the body, and it’s extremely easy to make. Let’s get cooking this dish right away to treat your family members!
Ingredients for Crab Soup with Gourd Serves 3 people
Gourd 1 fruit Crab meat broth 250 ml Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Garlic 1 clove Green onions a little MSG/sugar a little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh bottle gourd
- When buying bottle gourd, pay attention to choose those with a smooth green skin, not turning yellow.
- Choose elongated fruits, not too big or too small. When holding, it should feel firm and sturdy, not soft.
- Choose bottle gourd with green stems, and there should still be sap on the skin and stem.
Where to buy filtered mud crab meat?
- You can buy filtered mud crab meat available at markets, seafood stores, or reputable supermarkets.
- Currently, there is convenient packaged filtered mud crab meat. When buying, remember to check if the packaging is sealed and pay attention to the expiration date.
- You can also buy mud crabs, clean them, and extract the juice yourself.
Tools needed
Strainer, bowl, knife, cutting board, ladle,…
How to cook crab soup with bottle gourd
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Prepare the ingredients
Filter the mud crab juice you bought through a strainer once more to completely remove any crab fragments so that it doesn’t become gritty when cooked.
Wash the bottle gourd, peel it, cut it into 4 equal pieces, and then cut into small long pieces for easy eating.
Peel the garlic, chop it finely. Wash the green onions and chop them small.
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Cook crab flower
Put a pot on the stove and add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, heat it up. Add minced garlic and sauté until fragrant.
Add the filtered crab water and cook for 10 – 15 minutes until the crab flower thickens and sticks together. Remember to stir gently to prevent the crab from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
Next, add 1 teaspoon of MSG and 1 tablespoon of sugar to the pot of crab flower.
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Cook crab with gourd
When the crab flower is cooked and rises, add the gourd and cook for 2 – 3 minutes, until the gourd is just cooked, then sprinkle with chopped green onions, adjust the seasoning to taste, and turn off the stove.
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Final Product
The crab soup with gourd has been completed and is extremely simple! The crab paste is soft, smooth, and delicious, cooked with sweet and refreshing gourd, just looking at it already feels refreshing. This will be a perfect dish for hot sunny days!
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So TasteVN has shared the recipe for the extremely simple and refreshing crab soup with gourd. Make this dish for the whole family to enjoy! Wish you success!
*Refer to the recipe and images from the YouTube channel NHUNG LÀ NGƯỜI AN GIANG
