2+ How to cook delicious shrimp and sour soup for hot summer

The soup bowls in the Vietnamese rice tray are indispensable things that cannot be missed. On hot summer days, the temperature is up to 38-40 degrees Celsius, a bowl of sour soup cooked with shrimp will increase the body’s cooling much more. So do housewives know how to cook shrimp and sour soup? In the following article, Dung Ha Dry Food will introduce to you 2 ways to cook delicious shrimp and sour soup with clear water for this hot summer day. Let’s get started right away!

1. Overview of shrimp sour soup?

Sour soup cooked with shrimp is a traditional Vietnamese dish when the summer heat is at its peak. This soup is made from fresh shrimp (or dried shrimp) along with vegetables that create acidity such as tomatoes, pineapples, crocodiles, etc. To make the sour soup more diverse, many people still use it. Use shiitake mushrooms, kohlrabi or carrots.

This soup is not only delicious and easy to eat, but they also bring users a lot of other nutritional values. This rich source of nutrients comes from all accompanying vegetables and fruits. But perhaps, the main nutritional value still comes from the shrimp you choose on the market.

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1.1 Nutritional value in shrimp?

• Protein: Shrimp is a good source of high-quality protein. Provides the body with the amino acids it needs to create new cells and repair damaged tissue
• Omega-3: Shrimp is also an excellent source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids, which help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and brain health problems.
• Vitamin B12: Shrimp provide a large amount of vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 will help reduce the risk of anemia. In particular, pregnant women who have successfully given birth or are pregnant are also recommended to eat shrimp
• Iron: Shrimp provide a large amount of iron. Iron will help strengthen resistance and support red cells in the blood
• Zinc: Shrimp is a good source of zinc. Zinc improves skin and hair health, boosts immune function, and aids digestion.

1.2 Tips or choose delicious fresh shrimp?

• Choose fresh shrimp: Fresh shrimp are shrimp that are swimming healthy in the water tank. Shrimp must have enough antennae and legs. Shrimp shell is clear, no scratches. Shrimp must have a bit of a fishy taste
• Choose shelled shrimp: Shrimp with shell on will help you determine if this is fresh shrimp or not
• Choose large and uniform shrimp: You should choose large and evenly sized shrimp to ensure quality soup
• Check if the shrimp has a scratchy taste on the outside: If the shrimp is crushed, cracked or scratched in the shell, you should not buy it.
• Choose frozen fresh shrimp: Frozen shrimp is also the simplest solution. If you buy frozen shrimp, you should buy it at supermarkets such as WinMart, Dung Ha Agricultural Products, Bach Hoa Xanh,… to be committed to product quality.

2. How to cook shrimp and sour soup to cool the body and cool down the summer heat?

2.1 Delicious star fruit and shrimp sour soup

2.1.1 Ingredient:

• 300g cleaned black tiger shrimp
• 200g baby corn
• 1 tomato
• 1 fresh pineapple
• 20g bean sprouts
• 5g fresh crocodile
• 1 carrot
• 2 green onions
• 15g dried shiitake mushrooms
• Spices, seasonings, main noodles, pepper, salt,…

2.1.2 Making:

• Black tiger shrimp has been preliminarily cleaned, you wash it under clean running water
• For black tiger shrimp and bowl, add 1 teaspoon of salt to the shrimp bowl. Squeeze shrimp with granulated salt to disinfect
• Pick up shrimp, wash shrimp with clean water, drain
• Tomatoes, washed and quartered
• Fresh pineapple peeled, pineapple eyes removed. Chop pineapple just enough to eat
• Shiitake mushrooms soaked in warm water for 15 minutes. Cut off the mushroom legs. Use your hands to gently squeeze the mushrooms out of water. Wash the mushrooms with clean water, chop the mushrooms
• Peeled carrots, washed, thinly sliced into circles, trimmed flowers
• Washed bean sprouts, washed and finely chopped scallions

• Add 500ml of purified water to the pot. Put the pot on the stove and bring to a boil
• Boil water for tomatoes and boil for 20 minutes until tomatoes are soft, creating water color
• Tomatoes are ripe, put pineapple + fresh crocodile in and boil for 15 minutes
• Next, put the carrots + shiitake mushrooms + baby corn into the pot and boil for 15 minutes
• Finally, put the black tiger shrimp in the pot and cook for 20 minutes
• Put in the spice pot + seasoning seeds + main noodles, stir well to mix the seasoning with the water
• Taste the water to see if it’s sour and sour to your taste
• Sour soup is just right, you put bean sprouts + green onions in, stir back and forth and then turn off the stove

• Sour soup is cooked, turn off the stove, put the pot on the ground
• Ladle the shrimp soup into a bowl and enjoy it while the soup is still hot

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2.2 Shrimp and sour soup cooked with star fruit to cool down

2.2.1 Preparation ingredients

• 200g crayfish, shell cleaned
• 2 sour star fruit
• 3 tomatoes
• 1 tamarind
• 2 green onions
• 10g herbs
• 50g smell of ship
• Seasoning: seasoning, main noodles, salt,…

2.2.2 Instruct

• Land shrimp bought, washed shrimp under clean water
• Place shrimp in a bowl with 1 teaspoon of fine salt. Mix shrimp with salt to disinfect
• Pick up the shrimp, wash the shrimp with clean water
• Clean each star fruit because it is very dusty here
• Cut the star fruit in half, then cut it into small pieces
• Tomatoes, washed and cut into quarters
• Green onions + herbs + Chinese smell washed, chopped enough to eat

• Put 1 liter of pure water in the pot
• Put the pot on the stove, proceed to boil the water
• Boiling water, put tomatoes in boiling water for 30 minutes
• While boiling, gradually tomatoes so that the tomatoes are ripe, creating a beautiful color for the soup
• When tomatoes are ripe, add chopped star fruit + tamarind and boil them for 20 minutes
• Put in the pot of seasoning soup + seasoning seeds + main noodles. Stir well to combine seasoning with water
• Next, put the crayfish in the soup and boil the shrimp for 20 minutes
• Season the soup to fit my mouth
• The soup is just right, cook for enough time, when the ingredients are cooked, turn off the stove

• Ladle the sour shrimp soup with star fruit into a bowl and enjoy it while the soup is still hot
• Sour shrimp soup cooked with star fruit is best combined with hot white rice

So, just 3 simple steps (2 main steps + 1 extra step) and you’ve completed your own sour shrimp soup with star fruit to cool off this hot summer day. Wish you always success!

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3. How to cook delicious shrimp sour soup, what to keep in mind?

• Choose delicious fresh shrimp: Shrimp is the main ingredient of shrimp sour soup. Therefore, you should choose fresh and delicious shrimp, not rotten
• Use delicious vegetables: Herbs such as green onions, coriander, coriander,… will add flavor and color to the sour soup.
• Choose fresh vegetables: For shrimp sour soup to have attractive eye-catching colors. You should choose vegetables such as tomatoes, melons, star fruit, crocodile, …
• Pay attention to the cooking of the broth: The broth is the most important water in this shrimp and sour soup. If you want a naturally sweet soup, you should use pork bones and other flavoring spices
• Do not cook for too long: Shrimp and sour soup should be cooked with just enough time for all ingredients to be cooked. The best time is 50 – 60 minutes

4. Conclude

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