Cahn Mong Toi (Water Spinach Soup with Dried Shrimp)
If you are ever down and having a bad day, make yourself a bowl of cahn mong toi. The Vietnamese soup only has a few ingredients, but is jam packed with layers of umami from the dried shrimp and fish sauce. You can substitute the dried shrimp for fresh shrimp, ground pork, or tofu.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup dried shrimp
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups ong choy washed and chopped
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Soak the dried shrimp in hot water for 25 minutes. Drain and chop up.
- Bring the water to a boil. Add in the dried shrimp, sugar, and salt. Cover. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add in the ong choy and fish sauce. Simmer for just 2 more minutes.
