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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Medium
White rice with a nutty flavor, rich braised meat, and a bit of hot and sour soup will surely make a pretty ideal meal for your family on weekends. And the soup made with pomfret and pickled melon is a great suggestion, let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen to learn how to make it right away!
Ingredients for Pomfret Soup with Pickled Melon For 4 people
Pomfret 600 gr Pickled melon 250 gr Tomato 1 piece Pickled vegetables A little Herbs A little (basil/cilantro/green onion) Chili A little Rice vinegar 3 tablespoons Garlic 1 tablespoon (minced) Fried garlic oil A little Salt 1.5 teaspoons Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Seasoning powder 1 teaspoon Sugar 1.5 tablespoons Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Hot water 1.2 liters
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose delicious fish
- Prioritize choosing fish that are still swimming, bright in color, with no scratches on the body and skin.
- If you can’t find live fish, you should prioritize fish with bulging eyes, elastic and transparent corneas.
- Choose fish with tightly attached gills and no foul smell.
- Additionally, fresh fish will have shiny scales, tightly adhered to the body, and a closed mouth.
How to choose fresh tomatoes
- You should choose tomatoes that are still fresh, juicy, with smooth, shiny skin and a bright red color.
- You should only choose those that are intact, with no scratches, bruises, or strange spots.
- Choose those with a light characteristic aroma, without any strange smells.
- It’s best to choose those still with stems; gently pull with your hand, if the stem is still firmly attached to the fruit, you can choose to buy it.
Pickled melon: You can buy pickled melon at supermarkets, at markets, or you can make it at home according to the recipe shared by TasteVN to ensure safety and better taste.
How to make Salted Mustard Fish Soup
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Prepare and marinate the fish
Buy the fish, scrape off the scales, wash it thoroughly with water, and let it drain.
Crush the shallot and coriander, then stuff them inside the fish’s belly. This method will help prevent the fish’s belly from bursting and make the fish meat more fragrant.
Next, marinate the fish for 10 minutes with 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and a little fried garlic oil.
How to prepare fish to reduce fishy smell
- Rub the fish with a little salt, vinegar, or lemon juice.
- Then, pour warm water over the fish and let it sit for a few minutes. Note that you should not use hot water as it will cause the fish skin to peel. The slimy part of the fish will coagulate, and you just need to rinse it again with water.
- If you want to ensure the fish is completely free of fishy smell, you can rinse it again with rice washing water and then rinse with clean water.
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Prepare the remaining ingredients
Cut the salted mustard melon in half, remove the seeds, and cut into pieces about 1/2 a small finger thick. Then, use your hands to squeeze this melon to release all the salty water inside.
Cut the tomatoes into wedges. Diagonally cut the chili peppers.
Cut the basil into strips. Cut the dill and coriander into sections.
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Sauté pickled vegetables
Place a pot on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, and sauté until fragrant.
Then add the pickled gourd and sauté with 1 teaspoon of seasoning and 1 teaspoon of sugar.
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Cook the soup
Add 1.2 liters of hot water, 3 tablespoons of rice vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1 tablespoon of sugar to the pot. Stir well to dissolve the seasonings completely and wait for the water to boil.
When the water boils, add the fish, tomatoes, and 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, then cook until the fish is fully cooked, turn off the heat, and season to taste before serving in a bowl.
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Final dish
Pour the soup into a bowl, sprinkle a bit of fresh herbs, a few sliced chili peppers, and fried garlic on top to finish.
The soup has a light aroma of fried garlic, the fish is firm, and the pickled melon is crunchy and sour, blending perfectly with the sweet, light spicy broth, which is extremely appealing.
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Now you can make the pickled melon fish soup that is extremely delicious and refreshing for the whole family! It’s really simple, isn’t it? Wish you success.
*Refer to the images and recipe on the YouTube channel Mon Ngon Moi Ngay
