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Canh Chua Ca Loc (Snakehead Fish Sour Soup): A Taste of Home

Canh Chua Ca Loc (Snakehead Fish Sour Soup): A Taste of Home

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This dish is delicious served hot with rice or rice vermicelli. For the best snakehead fish sour soup, dip the fish in fish sauce. Bring extra warmth to your family meals with VN Cooking.
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Ingredients
8
Time
45 minutes
Servings
4
Level
Medium
Ingredients
Snakehead fish 1 whole
Elephant ear stems (bac ha) 1 stalk
Okra 5 piece
Pineapple 0.5 piece
Tomatoes 2 piece
Sour tamarind 0.5 packet
Bean sprouts 50 g
Sawtooth coriander 4 leaf
Implementation Steps
01
WASH ALL THE INGREDIENTS
- Cut the okra and tomatoes into pieces.
- Slice the pineapple.
- Peel the elephant ear stems and cut diagonally into pieces.
- Cut the snakehead fish into large steaks.
02
- Bring a pot of water with a little salt to the boil.
- Add the fish and cook for about 5 minutes until done, then lift it out.
- Soak the tamarind in a bowl of hot water, squeeze out the juice and pour it into the soup, then season to taste.
03
- Add the okra, tomatoes, elephant ear stems, bean sprouts and pineapple to the soup.
- Taste again and, when it's right, add the fish and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Ladle the soup into bowls and top with a little sawtooth coriander.
Canh Chua Ca Loc (Snakehead Fish Sour Soup): A Taste of Home
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