Vietnamese Malabar Spinach & Ground Beef Soup (Canh Mồng Tơi Nấu Thịt Bò Bằm)

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce provides umami flavor, while salt is a basic seasoning.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

Marinate ground beef with salt, sugar, chicken/mushroom bouillon powder, black pepper and fish sauce for 10 minutes.

In a medium-size stock pot, heat vegetable oil on medium high. Add garlic and saute until fragrant (about 10 seconds).

Add ground beef and stir to mix with garlic. Cook for one minute.

Add water and bring the pot to a boil. Reduce heat to low simmer. Skim off any impurities that float to the top. Continue to cook for 5 minutes.

Season stock with salt, fish sauce, chicken/mushroom bouillon powder and sugar. Add malabar spinach and cook until tender (5 minutes).

Sprinkle the top of soup with black pepper and serve with steamed rice and a protein side dish.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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