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Savory Shrimp and Pork Belly Delight
Savor the familiarity of shrimp and pork belly stir-fry. The shrimp dances alongside crispy pork belly, embracing the richness of fat and tenderness. Best enjoyed with fluffy white rice, this dish is perfect for sizzling summer days without the need for piping hot bites.
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Sweet and Tangy Tenderloin Feast
Crispy Sweet and Sour Fried Meat, visually appealing with a tempting aroma, perfect for sunny days. The meat is fried to a golden crispiness, while the inside remains tender, complemented by the delightful sweet and sour sauce, making it an excellent companion to rice.
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Steamed Ginger-Infused Sausages
On hot days, many might shy away from oily stir-fried dishes. If you find meat dishes becoming monotonous, give steamed ginger-infused sausages a try. This dish guarantees excitement for the drinking crew. The sausages are steamed to a chewy and satisfying texture, paired with garlic chili fish sauce or shrimp paste and a touch of fresh vegetables for an explosively delicious experience. Check out: How to Make Steamed Ginger-Infused Sausages
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Sautéed Pork with Bean Sprouts
Mytour suggests another simple yet quick summer dish for you—Sautéed Pork with Bean Sprouts. The fantastic benefit of bean sprouts, as you may already know, is their support in detoxification and body purification. You can pair them with either pork or beef for added nutritional value. Because bean sprouts cook quickly, you can complete this delicious dish in just 10-15 minutes!
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2. Refreshing Summer Greens
Green vegetables, known for their cooling properties, take the top spot in summer culinary delights. Not only do they provide a refreshing sensation, but they also deliver a plethora of vitamins, enhance fiber intake, and promote a healthy digestive system for everyone.
Boiled Root Vegetables with Dipping Paste
This is an effortlessly made dish where you simply boil various vegetables such as green cabbage, white cabbage, chayote, carrots, and luffa. For the divine dipping paste, check out how to make fermented fish dipping sauce as suggested by Mytour.
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Fruit Salad
Fruit Salad is the perfect summer delight, offering a refreshing and anti-boredom experience. You can combine it with a variety of fruits such as apples, pears, dragon fruit, tomatoes, pineapples, and add mayonnaise sauce for a delicious, creamy flavor. This dish also provides a wealth of vitamins and fiber, promoting healthier skin and digestive system.
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Water Spinach and Beef Salad
Water spinach is a familiar ingredient in the summer. Instead of preparing dishes like boiled or stir-fried water spinach, try something different for the whole family with water spinach and beef salad. Everyone is sure to praise its deliciousness. For this dish, discard the leaves and keep the stems, then slice them into small strands. Mix the stems with stir-fried beef and sweet and sour fish sauce. Check out the details: How to Prepare Water Spinach and Beef Salad.
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Banana Blossom 'Pig Ears' Salad
Banana blossom 'pig ears' salad is not only a simple and delicious summer dish but also effectively cools you down. The combination of banana blossom, a hint of carrot, green papaya, and crunchy 'pig ears' creates a mouthwatering sensation. Though easy to make, not everyone knows the trick to prevent banana blossom from darkening and to achieve the characteristic sweet and sour flavor. Don't worry, here's a quick guide on how to make banana blossom 'pig ears' salad for your reference.
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3. Deliciously Cool Summer Soups
In the summer dining repertoire of every family, a bowl of soup is undoubtedly indispensable. Unlike winter soups, summer soups prioritize a refreshing taste, avoiding the need for piping hot consumption while ensuring sufficient nutrients and cooling effects. Check out these delightful summer soups below!
Sour Soup with Minced Meat and Tamarind
Tamarind, a seasonal gift in summer, is often prioritized by homemakers to pair with various dishes. One noteworthy option is the sour soup with minced meat and tamarind. The preparation is incredibly simple—stir-fry minced meat with tomatoes, then add tamarind to create a tangy flavor for the soup. You can pair this soup with fried tofu, fried eggs, and more to create a delightful summer meal for the whole family.
- Check out details: Guide to Cooking Tamarind Soup with Minced Meat
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Crab and Malabar Spinach Soup
Crab and Malabar spinach soup is a wonderfully simple and familiar dish in daily meals. This soup combines the sweet flavor of crab with Malabar spinach and sponge gourd flowers. The soup has a distinctive rich sweetness, enhanced with bird's eye chilies for a deliciously spicy kick.
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Bitter Melon Stuffed with Minced Meat Soup
Long known for its excellent cooling properties, bitter melon is a fantastic ingredient for summer delights. In your list of delicious summer dishes, consider trying this enticing stuffed bitter melon soup. To avoid bitterness, remove all the inner seeds and stuff it with a filling of minced meat, wood ear mushrooms, and shiitake mushrooms...
- Mytour suggests: How to Cook Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup
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Sour Tamarind Soup with Clams and Pineapple
Clam soup is a delightful combination of sweetness from clams, the sweet and sour taste of pineapple, and the characteristic sourness from tamarind, providing rapid cooling effects in the summer. Particularly, this delicious summer dish has an incredibly simple preparation. Just clean the clams, boil them, then stir-fry with pineapple and tomatoes. Since the clam broth is naturally sweet, you just need to add some spices, and finally, tamarind to create the sour flavor.
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Mixed Mushroom Soup
In the summer, prioritize dishes rich in vegetables to increase fiber and essential vitamins that help cool the body from within. Mixed mushroom soup is a blend of various mushrooms such as enoki mushrooms, seafood mushrooms, along with cabbage, celery, sweet corn... You can use bone broth or vegetable broth to maintain the distinctive sweet flavor of the soup.
Aside from these soups, you can also explore delicious summer soups that are simple and easy to cook to make your meals more diverse.
In scorching hot days, deciding what to cook is undoubtedly a concern for many homemakers. Hopefully, with the suggestions from Mytour Blog, you'll gain new cooking ideas to effortlessly prepare delightful meals for the whole family to enjoy.
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