During the cold winter days, a bowl of hot soup is always present on the dining table of Vietnamese families. In addition to familiar soups like pork rib and potato soup, kimchi tofu soup, dried bamboo shoot soup with pork leg, you can also learn how to cook pickled mustard greens and beef soup with the following recipe.
It doesn’t take much time to prepare and cook, pickled mustard greens and beef soup is delicious, nutritious, and affordable, so it is loved by many people.
1. Ingredients for pickled mustard greens and beef soup:
– Beef: 300 grams
– Tomatoes: 3 fruits
– Pickled mustard greens: 200 grams
– Scallion, dried shallots, ginger
– Seasonings: Sesame oil, soy sauce, fish sauce, soup powder
2. How to cook pickled mustard greens and beef soup:
Step 1: Prepare the ingredients
– After buying the beef, wash it thoroughly. Then, sprinkle some salt on the beef and rub it evenly, rinse it and slice it into bite-sized pieces.
– Wash the tomatoes, remove the stems, and cut them into wedges.
– Peel the dried shallots and ginger, wash them, and finely chop them.
– Remove any wilted leaves, yellowed leaves, and cut the roots of the scallions. Then rinse them with water, slice them into short sections of about 2 cm.
Step 2: Marinate the beef
– Take a large bowl, add the beef, then add 1 teaspoon of soy sauce and 1 tablespoon of sesame oil one by one.
– Use cooking utensils such as a spoon or chopsticks to mix the ingredients evenly and marinate for about 20 minutes for the beef to absorb the seasoning.
Step 3: Cook pickled mustard greens with beef
– Place a pot on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, heat it up, and stir-fry the dried shallots and finely chopped ginger until fragrant.
– Then, add the tomatoes and stir-fry. To make the tomatoes more flavorful and softer, you can add a little soup powder before adding the pickled mustard greens to stir-fry together.
– Stir-fry over medium heat for about 3 minutes until the tomatoes and mustard greens are tender, then add the beef and stir-fry quickly for about 3 minutes.
– Add a bowl of pickled mustard green juice and add enough filtered water. Cover the pot, turn the heat to high, and cook until the soup boils, then season with a little fish sauce and soup powder.
– Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes until the beef is tender and well-marinated, then add the scallions. Stir for about 20 seconds, then turn off the heat and ladle the soup into serving bowls.
After cooking, pickled mustard greens and beef soup has a very eye-catching color with the combination of the red color of tomatoes, the green color of scallions combined with beef and pickled mustard greens. When eating, you will feel the tender and sweet beef and the sweet and sour broth. This dish is suitable for all ages and tastes best when served with hot rice.
3. Notes when cooking pickled mustard greens and beef soup:
– To make the pickled mustard greens and beef soup more delicious, you should choose meat parts like beef tenderloin or ribs, as they are usually tender and not tough.
– When marinating the beef, you can add a little oil or sugar to make the meat more tender when cooking.