Sayur Oyong: Luffa Gourd Soup

Method8 steps

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   Step 1: Soak the cellophane noodles (25 g) in cold water for 10 minutes and drain. Meanwhile, put the 800 ml soup water in a cooking pot, add the sliced ready beef meatballs (10) if using, and bring to a boil. Follow the selected meatball product’s cooking directions.

   Cold-soak cellophane noodles before adding to soup · 10 minUses 25 g cellophane noodles, cold-soaked for 10 minutes and drained · Cold water as needed to soak noodles, drained · 800 ml water · 10 ready beef meatballs, each sliced into 3 (optional)

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   Step 2: Meanwhile, heat the oil (3 tbsp) over medium heat and sauté the minced garlic (3 cloves) until fragrant and golden, around 2 minutes.

   Sauté luffa-soup garlic · 2 minUses 3 tbsp oil · 3 cloves garlic, peeled, finely minced

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   Step 3: When the water is boiling, put the garlic and the oil into the soup.

   Uses boiling broth and optional beef meatballs · golden fried garlic and oil

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   Step 4: Add salt (to taste), white pepper powder (¼ tsp) and mushroom bouillon. Simmer for about 10 minutes until the soup is done.

   Simmer soup · 10 minUses garlic-enriched soup broth · Salt to taste · ¼ tsp white pepper powder · 1 tsp mushroom bouillon powder

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   Step 5: Add the sliced luffa gourd (1), and cook for another 3 minutes.

   Cook sliced luffa gourd · 3 minUses simmered seasoned luffa-soup broth · 1 young luffa gourd, around 500 g, peeled and sliced

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   Step 6: Add the soaked drained cellophane noodles, turn off the heat and cover the pot.

   Uses cooked luffa in soup · cold-soaked drained cellophane noodles

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   Step 7: Let the soup rest for another 10 minutes before serving. The noodles will continue to cook and soften.

   Rest covered noodle soup until noodles soften · 10 minUses noodles and luffa in covered hot soup

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   Step 8: Ladle the soup into a serving bowl and garnish with fried shallots if using.

   Uses finished luffa and cellophane-noodle soup · Fried shallots as needed for garnish (optional)