Asian•healthy
Vietnamese Pumpkin Soup
An easy Vietnamese pumpkin soup recipe with ground pork and light seasoning, ready in 30 minutes!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 cloves garlic (minced or finely chopped)
- 200 g ground pork
- ½ tbsp chicken bouillon powder
- ½ tsp white pepper powder
- 500 ml water
- 500 g pumpkin (cut into larger chunks)
- 3 green onions (roughly chopped, garnish to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Mix the ground pork with chopped green onions, chicken bouillon powder, and white pepper powder in a mixing bowl.
- 2
Heat oil in a non-stick pot over medium-low heat. Add the minced garlic and sauté until golden and fragrant.
- 3
Add the pork mixture and cook while breaking it apart, it's fine if it's still a little pink.
- 4
Pour in the water and add the pumpkin chunks. Let everything simmer (not boil) for 10–15 minutes, or until the pumpkin is tender but not falling apart. Serve warm and garnish with more green onions and cilantro if desired.