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Sour Soup with Red Tilapia

Sour Soup with Red Tilapia

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This dish comes from the waterways of the Mekong Delta. Every flood season, catches of red tilapia are sold all over the small markets, and people take them home to make soup, braise or fry with lemongrass and chili... But sour soup is the one that wins hearts, with the sweet, tangy, tender fish that everyone falls for.
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Ingredients
12
Time
30 minutes
Servings
2
Level
Easy
Ingredients
Red tilapia 300 g
Tomatoes 1 piece
Taro stems (bac ha) 1 stalk
Okra 4 piece
Bean sprouts 50 g
Rice paddy herb (ngo om) 1 sprig
Spring onions 1 stalk
Garlic 2 clove
Chilies 2 piece
Culantro (ngo gai) 1 sprig
Tamarind paste 1 pack
Pineapple 1 chunk
Implementation Steps
01
- Wash the tilapia and cut it into pieces.
- Cut the spring onions into lengths.
- Slice the okra on the diagonal.
- Slice the tomatoes.
- Peel the taro stems and cut them diagonally into pieces.
- Cut the pineapple into small pieces.
Sour Soup with Red Tilapia
02
- Heat a little oil in a pan and fry the garlic until fragrant.
- Once fragrant, lift out the garlic and stir-fry half of the tomatoes until soft.
03
- Put 3 bowls of cold water in a pot with the fish and cook until done, then lift out the fish and set aside.
04
- Add the taro stems, pineapple, okra and tomatoes and cook until done.
- Season with a little fish sauce, sugar and seasoning powder.
05
- Finally, add the bean sprouts, spring onions, herbs, fried garlic and fish, cook for another 3 minutes, then turn off the heat.
Good luck!
Sour Soup with Red Tilapia
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