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Sour Soup with Snakehead Fish

Sour Soup with Snakehead Fish

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The smell of snakehead fish sour soup follows every Vietnamese from childhood into adulthood. Over the years, its delicious flavor has stayed the same and never once disappointed.
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Ingredients
12
Time
45 minutes
Servings
4
Level
Easy
Ingredients
Snakehead fish 500 g
Tomatoes 2 piece
Pineapple 0.5 piece
Taro stems (bac ha) 1 stalk
Okra 10 piece
Bean sprouts 80 g
Tamarind 70 g
Celery 1 stalk
Culantro (ngo gai) 1 sprig
Rice paddy herb (ngo om) 1 sprig
Minced shallots 1 tablespoon
Minced garlic 1 tablespoon
Implementation Steps
01
- Wash and clean the snakehead fish (it's best to ask the fishmonger to do this for you).
- Cut it into bite-sized pieces.
- Bring a pot of water to the boil and cook the fish with a little salt. When cooked, lift it out and drain.
02
- Put the tamarind in a bowl with a little hot water and extract the juice.
- Wash the tomatoes and pineapple and cut them into chunks.
- Finely chop the culantro, rice paddy herb and celery.
- Finely chop the okra and taro stems.
03
- Heat a little oil in a pot and fry the minced garlic and shallots until fragrant.
- Once fragrant, add the tomatoes and stir-fry until soft, then add 1.2 l of water.
04
- Add the tamarind juice and a little seasoning powder, salt and sugar.
- When the water boils, add the okra, celery, taro stems and bean sprouts in turn.
05
- Finally, add the fish and season with a little fish sauce and seasoning powder to suit your family's taste.
- Ladle into bowls and top with a little rice paddy herb and culantro.
Good luck!
Sour Soup with Snakehead Fish
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