Purple Sweet Potato Shrimp Soup
Ingredients
🦐 Purple Sweet Potato Shrimp Soup - Seafood Delight
👨👩👧👦 Servings: 4 people
⏱️ Preparation time: 20 minutes
🍳 Cooking time: 30 minutes
🕒 Total time: 50 minutes
The purple sweet potato shrimp soup is a harmonious combination of the natural sweetness of fresh shrimp and the rich, smooth texture of purple sweet potato. This dish is not only delicious but also very nutritious, making it perfect for family meals, especially for seafood lovers.
🛒 Ingredients Needed
Main Ingredients
- 500g purple sweet potato
- 200g fresh shrimp
- Vietnamese corianderas needed
- Vietnamese cilantroas needed
Seasonings
- Scallionas needed
- Shallotas needed
- Garlicas needed
- 1/3 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon monosodium glutamate
- 1 tablespoon sugar
🔪 Ingredient Preparation
Prepare Shrimp
- Clean shrimp: peel, remove heads and tails, rinse clean
- Use a large knife to flatten the shrimp
Prepare Purple Sweet Potato
- Grate purple sweet potato for 2/3 of it, cut the remaining 1/3 into pieces
Prepare Herbs
- Rinse Vietnamese coriander, Vietnamese cilantro, and scallion, then chop finely
- Mince shallot and garlic
👨🍳 Cooking Instructions
Marinate shrimp with 1/3 teaspoon pepper + 1/2 teaspoon salt + 1/2 teaspoon monosodium glutamate + 1 tablespoon minced shallot
Bring water to boil, add purple sweet potato
Season with: 1/2 teaspoon monosodium glutamate + 1 tablespoon sugar + 1 tablespoon salt
Cook over medium heat until the sweet potato is soft and blooming, then add the bowl of shrimp
Bring the soup to boil again, season to taste (add a little fish sauce if it’s bland for fragrance)
Add chopped herbs, remove from heat, and add pepper
🍽️ Serving and Pairing
The purple sweet potato shrimp soup has the characteristic pale color of purple sweet potato, with large red shrimp floating on the surface. The rich flavor of purple sweet potato blends harmoniously with the natural sweetness of fresh shrimp, creating a delicious and nutritious soup. This dish pairs excellently with hot rice, especially on cool weather days.
Pro tip: To prevent the shrimp from breaking apart when cooking, flatten the shrimp before adding to the soup. Choose fresh purple sweet potatoes that are not wilted. When seasoning, taste gradually to achieve the right balance of saltiness and sweetness. Add herbs at the end to preserve their distinctive aroma.
❤️ Conclusion
The purple sweet potato shrimp soup is a subtle combination of fresh seafood ingredients and rich purple sweet potato, creating an incredibly appealing and nutritious dish. With an uncomplicated cooking method, you can easily prepare this at home to bring a warm family meal. Try it today to experience the harmony in every spoonful of soup!
