Vegan Vietnamese Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup [ Canh Khổ Qua Chay ] COLLAB w VeganLovlie

Today's video is a collab with Vegan Lovlie! We're both tackling a recipe with bittermelon, a unique vegetable that's present in both Vietnamese and Mauritian cuisine. My take is a vegan Vietnamese stuffed bittermelon soup (known as Canh Khổ Qua).
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[@ThatOneVietChick]

Yes more Vietnamese recipes please!

[@Hieucd97]

My grandma used to eat these and my dad just loves the bitter melon. This brings back so much memory. Thank you.

[@Purelyanna]

THANK YOU FOR THE VIETNAMESE VEGAN RECIPES!! As a vietnamese myself I love the nostalgic factor this video gave me, I've eaten this dish all throughout my childhood and seeing a veganized version makes me so happy!

[@cindynguyen4451]

GOD BLESS you for creating vegan Vietnamese recipe!!! I cant wait to try!

[@TheKaleSandwichShow]

Very clever way to use seitan! Looks pretty damn close to what our mom's use to make. I (Dee) was never a fan of this dish, I used to only half chew the bitter melon so I wouldn't taste it 😂 Maybe it's time to give bitter melon a second chance

[@Thevietvegan]

Hahaha I may have done that when i was a kid too XD

[@raneesahachartsiri]

The Kale Sandwich Show It tastes so much more amazing as adults!

[@raneesahachartsiri]

You are looking radiant! I used to hate bitter melon growing up when my mom made it (all the time), I now have a new found appreciation for any bitter melon.

[@Thevietvegan]

:D Surprisingly enough, I was only wearing eye makeup in this video. I definitely have an appreciation for bitter melon now that I didn't have when I was younger XD

[@raneesahachartsiri]

Your skin has been glowing more lately! Must be the awesome diet!

[@haleycasillas9010]

Seitan needs to boil for like an hour before it's ready to prepare or eat. The texture changes from being super gelatinous to spongy. I highly recommend to cook seitan before preparing it in a 10min dish.

[@Thevietvegan]

Well damn haha. Like I said, definitely not a seitan master myself. Eddie and I liked the texture of this but it was quite soft and dumplingy and not like seitan I normally have. XD

[@tamcon72]

I wouldn't say boiled--this turns it into a sea sponge! It has to be kneaded well and then simmered--simmered--for a long time and then let to rest.

[@haleycasillas9010]

Yes exactly. Personally I couldn't even stomach the dumplingy texture after the first time i made seitan. I was so upset and didn't make it again until I researched a bit more.

[@elizabethshaw734]

tamcon72 it can also be steamed either way it needs to be wrapped in foil so that it doesn't get wet. I don't like the seitan people just boil in the pot uncovered. It comes out wet and misshapen. :-(

[@HelloGreen]

Wonderful recipe. I love this vegetable and you are right, its so good for you.

[@jannn421]

love this! i'm trying to slowly transition my way into the vegan life but i always hesitate because i love eating viet food so much! whenever i look on youtube for vegan recipes there's never any legit asian/viet vegan recipes, so for this THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!

[@elizabethshaw734]

I have tried bitter melon many ways even overseas from native Cooks. I am going to try this. I never was one to like anything better but I want to learn to like it because it's so good for me.

[@tamcon72]

Here from Veganlovlie's channel, and am looking forward to trying both your recipes; TFP!

[@Thevietvegan]

Thanks for coming on over! :)

[@Pawsandstitch_]

Omg yes! This used to be one of my fav dishes my mom would make me before I became vegan. I'm so excited to try to make this! Yum!

[@Thevietvegan]

Hope you like it! :D

[@marlamoody3400]

I bought some bitter melon at the Asian store a few days ago as I want to try new and different foods. Bitter is the right name for this vegetable. I threw on in my soup. Not the smartest choice. So I reached out to KZbin to help know what to do with the rest of the bitter melons that I have. I’m excited to try you method. By the way, I’m not a seitan expert, but the Avant-garde vegan is. He uses it all the time. Working the seitan more will help with the texture. After he kneads it a ton, he uses a rolling pin and beats it. So using more muscle and time will help.

[@zenandink3531]

I typically boil my seitan for half an hour--(many of my seitan recipes came from Connie's rawsome kitchen)--she has some great recipes for mushroom powder and "beefless" soup stock as well...thanks for the recipe--I love bitter melon!...maybe the seitan can be partially boiled before stuffing?...just a thought!

[@conniehuynh5531]

[@BUTTERFLY75ful]

I love bitter melon! Definitely trying this recipe!

[@BarbzKitchen]

thanks for sharing. ill try it sometime

[@elizabethshaw734]

I want vegan lovelie quite often and like them quite a bit.

[@vamplouise]

I've always wanted to cook bitter melon, I was just unsure what to do with it so thanks so much for this recipe! I hope your move goes well!

[@Thevietvegan]

Another Vietnamese dish with bittermelon is to stir fry it with eggs, I imagine you could do the same with tofu scramble and green onions :) It's a dinner side dish.

[@xylenebracamonte1569]

The Viet Vegan We have the same dish here in the Philippines, we call it ginisang ampalaya (sauted/stir fried bitter melon). I tried it with tofu scramble and it turned out good.

[@junieinjune]

Finally!!! Looks amazing Lisa

[@rose2dimples]

Omg I love bitter melon... The more bitter the better!!

[@8schopra]

Veganlovlie brough me here 👍👍👍👌 I love their recipes

[@Thevietvegan]

Yay! Thanks for coming over. Kevin and Teenuja make delicious food and videos :)

[@namelessonewanderland3428]

Mom used to make this healthy soup once a week, even made hot tea from the dried version.

[@lisa.kitahara]

omg this looks so good like so comforting @___@

[@Thevietvegan]

Definitely a comforting recipe from my childhood!

[@elizabethshaw734]

I have the flu so I have been eating a lot of kanji and I miss measured my mushroom broth powder which I hang on to like gold because I have to order it and everything was a mess it also over boiled my entire stove is now covered in brown starch! I made a second badge in the rice cooker and I've got to make sure my assistant doesn't throw it away because this one came out good but I would never make it without the mushroom broth powder and a couple of dried shiitakes.

[@angelashikany5329]

Fun video. Thanks!

[@Thevietvegan]

Thanks for watching :)

[@Strongirlmar]

yes. more viet recipes.

[@MixkKazushi]

I used to love eating this dish, and I miss it. Not a big fan of seitan, but I'll try your recipe ! Like others, I was surprised at how cooking seitan for only 10 min would turn out, as it usually takes more time than that, but I'll experiment.

[@Thevietvegan]

Like I said, it's a little soft and tender, but I liked it =P It was similar to the ground pork mixture it usually is made with =P

[@Bob-gd4uu]

Cool recipe thx bud

[@AleksOskar]

Next time steam the seitan stuffed butter melon for 30 to 40 mins to cook the seitan entirely , then add it to your broth :)

[@Thevietvegan]

Maybe I'll try that next time! I just don't want to overcook the bittermelon.

[@eudoraevans3340]

It looked good

[@luluhoang8392]

More please

[@pasw0019]

I love your videos!!!!

[@Thevietvegan]

[@luluhoang8392]

This dish is what I grew up on

[@Thevietvegan]

Same :)

[@celineypie]

yumm. i see bitter melon in the grocery store sometimes but i had no idea how to prepare it in a meal so i will probs make a gf version of this

[@Thevietvegan]

I hope you like it! It's definitely a strong flavour, but I like it =P You can also stir fry it with tofu scramble cause another traditional dish with it is stir fried with eggs.

[@RebelwheelsNYCShow]

Sending some good vibes in your process of moving, for it is typically a royal pain in the ass lol

[@Thevietvegan]

+Rebelwheels NYC thanks lovely!! I'll be soaking in as many good vibes as I can 😂 i despise moving

[@Raspbelyse]

I have never seen a bittermelon before. Where do you find them ? in Asian markets?

[@Thevietvegan]

+Raspbelyse yep Asian markets :)

[@Moniplonisimone]

Is the seitan really cooked enough? When i make seitan (you can call me a seitan master, yes), I cook it for at least one hour, even if theyre as small as the ones you made in this video :)

[@Thevietvegan]

Maybe my gas stove cooks really quickly but would float whenever it cooked through. I think I simmered for about 15 minutes, but if you wanted a firmer texture I'm sure you could cook it longer. I'd just be afraid that the bittermelon would be overcooked.

[@rose2dimples]

The Viet Vegan I've never made seitan before, but if you are cooking it for an hour then wouldn't all you noodles get overly mushy? And yes you would overcook your bittermelon too.

[@luluhoang8392]

The Viet Vegan can you cook seitan first and than stuff the bitter melon?

[@selenamoreno7689]

Simone try at just seems way too long for cooking seitan. find a real pro and see how long its supposed to be cooked.

[@NoExitLoveNow]

From Wikipedia: Trypophobia is a proposed phobia (intense, irrational fear, or anxiety) of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps. The condition is not officially recognized as a mental disorder, and is rarely referenced in scientific literature. Although few studies have been done on trypophobia, researchers hypothesize that it is the result of a biological revulsion that associates trypophobic shapes with danger or disease, and may therefore have an evolutionary basis. The term trypophobia is believed to have been coined by a participant in an online forum in 2005. Since then, the concept of trypophobia has become popular on social media.

[@justaddmusclecom]

Just found your channel through the Vegan Lovely Channel video. I love bitter Melon, great recipe.

[@Thevietvegan]

+Healthy Recipe Channel thanks for coming over to my channel! :)

[@user-rm3iy4ye2l]

Tried bittermelon once.... NEVER again 😩😣😝 It was unpleasantly bitter, to say the least. I will try the seitan recipe though! Haven't made it yet 😋

[@Thevietvegan]

Hahaha yeah it's definitely an acquired taste!

[@leenanguyen2610]

Funny I was happy when I became vegan so I wouldn't have to eat this dish anymore!!!! But glad to see good old vietnamese dishes being veganised great stuff :)

[@EvanNDoan-ry8vf]

I wonder if this taste like traditional bittermelon or does it. taste totally different because it's vegan

[@Thevietvegan]

+shen d i found it tastes pretty similar because the seitan is kinda sweet like pork, and bittermelon is pretty powerful as a general flavouring haha

[@justbeingbean]

😁😍😋💜

[@jenniferhor8548]

I can't stand the other weird looking melon because of the same phobia! I always get goosebump when I go to the asian grocery store and see it ...

[@Thevietvegan]

Yeah I can't look at them much haha. BUT Vegan Lovlie shaved off the bumps on theirs so it looked less...y'know haha.

[@itsactuallyrandom]

What was that phobia?

[@Thevietvegan]

+itsactuallyrandom trypophobia :)

[@meanngirl]

The Viet Vegan I never knew it had a name! Thank you. Much better than saying I hate holes.

[@Thevietvegan]

Yeah growing up, people would just laugh at me if I described what I was skeeved out by XD "What do you mean, clusters of holes? Like are you afraid of that hole? * points to the ground * " and I had to be like NO but I don't like *those* * points to cluster of ant mounds *

[@katelynprofancik8079]

Ew when all the Halloween special effects makeup videos on yt come out with the holes in skin - it makes me cringe!

[@mamamishy1182]

She’s an Asian Ronda rousey lol

[@babsinny]

noooooo gluten 😟

[@selenamoreno7689]

babsinny okay? it won't kill you. if you don't like it try something else. its simple. Don't whine about it please -.-

[@johnredcorn1595]

I hate the judgement that come with being a Vietnamese Vegan, people can't just seem to get it in their heads that I don't want to hurt animals. Has nothing to do with marriage or Buddhism or any of that crap. 🙄

[@Thevietvegan]

Yeah it's a hard concept to grasp for a lot of my Viet family too =P