Artichoke flowers are known as the famous "golden herb" with many valuable uses. In our country, artichokes are famous for being grown a lot in Da Lat with favorable soil and climate. According to physician Minh Phuc, artichokes have a sweet, slightly bitter taste, cool properties and are rich in nutrients. This flower helps nourish the liver and kidneys, is diuretic, and is good for women after giving birth... In particular, although it contains a natural sweetness, artichokes can help stabilize blood sugar because they contain active ingredients that help stimulate insulin secretion. Therefore, they can help prevent diabetes well and maintain stable blood sugar.

Not only the flower, artichokes can also be used for their roots, stems, leaves... In addition to being used fresh, they can also be dried to make tea, jam... Artichokes are known as an ingredient to make many delicious and nutritious dishes, including the soups below.

3 delicious soups with artichokes

* Artichoke and pork leg soup

Ingredients for braised pig's feet and artichoke soup:

+ 1 artichoke flower about 300 - 500gr

+ 1 pig's trotter

+ Purple onion, green onion

+ Seasoning: MSG, salt, pepper

How to make braised pig's feet and artichoke soup:

+ Step 1: Prepare the ingredients: First, wash the pig's feet with salt, clean them, then chop them into bite-sized pieces. Marinate them with salt, seasoning powder, and pepper to let the spices soak in. Peel the shallots, pick and wash the green onions.

Next, prepare the artichoke flowers. Prepare the artichoke flowers. Peel the stems and cut them into short pieces. Trim the green petals from the flowers, then cut them into 4 or 6 bite-sized pieces. Remove the purple pistil inside because this pistil will make the soup cloudy. To keep the artichokes fresh and not discolored, soak them in a bowl of water mixed with a little salt, lemon juice and some ice cubes.

+ Step 2: stew pig's feet with artichokes.

Put the pig's feet in the pot and cook until tender, then add water to simmer. While simmering, remove all the foam from the pot. Then add the shallots, green onion roots, and artichokes and simmer for about 40 minutes. Finally, season to taste when the ingredients are cooked.

Braised pig's feet and artichoke soup has a light aroma and a sweet taste that is very refreshing on summer days.

* Artichoke and oxtail soup

Ingredients for making artichoke and oxtail soup:

+ 300gr oxtail

+ 3 small artichoke flowers

+ Seasoning salt, MSG, cooking oil

Making:

+ Cut the oxtail into pieces, wash, blanch with salt and ginger to remove the smell.

+ Remove the old petals of the artichoke, cut into 4, remove the pistil and peel off the outer skin of the stem, cut into pieces. Then, wash thoroughly, soak in salt water for 20 minutes, a little lemon to clean and reduce darkening, then remove and drain.

+ Stew the oxtail first, when it is almost soft, add the artichoke and simmer for about 30 minutes. Keep the lid open during the stewing process so that the artichoke stays green and beautiful, season to taste.

* Artichoke soup with duck

Ingredients for making artichoke soup with duck:

+ 2-3 small artichoke flowers

+ Half a duck

+ Sweet corn, 1 carrot, mushrooms

+ Minced onion

+ Seasoning: MSG, salt, cooking oil, pepper, fish sauce

How to make artichoke soup with duck:

+ Step 1: Wash the duck with ginger and salt. You can leave the duck whole to stew or cut into bite-sized pieces. Marinate the duck with 1/2 tablespoon sugar, MSG, fish sauce, pepper, and minced onion for 15 minutes to let the spices soak in.

Soak mushrooms until soft, rinse and drain. Cut sweet corn into bite-sized pieces, peel and cut carrots into pieces.

Cut the artichoke flower and stem separately. Wash the flower, remove the hard part on the outside, then cut into 4 pieces. Take out the pistil inside because if the pistil is left intact when stewing, it will become cloudy and lose its sweetness. Remove the fibers from the stem and cut into pieces.

+ Step 2: Add cooking oil to the pot and saute the minced onion. Next, add the marinated meat and stir-fry until it is cooked, add water and simmer. After about 10 minutes, add the artichokes and corn and simmer together. When the duck is almost cooked, add the mushrooms and carrots and simmer until the ingredients are soft, season to taste.