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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
If one day you happen to be too busy to prepare a meal, don’t worry anymore, because there is the presence of a hot, attractive, nutritious soup that everyone loves. Let’s get started into the kitchen with TasteVN to make sweet mustard greens soup with fish!
Ingredients for Sweet Mustard Greens Soup with Fish For 4 people
Fish 400 gr Sweet mustard greens 400 gr Green onions 1 stalk Ginger 10 gr (1 small piece) Garlic 2 cloves Fish sauce 1/2 tablespoon Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (Seasoning/ salt/ sugar/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh fish
- Typically, fresh fish will have clear eyes, allowing you to see the pupil clearly, and they should not be cloudy or change to any unusual colors.
- Good fish have an exterior skin that is silver-gray, and upon close inspection, you will see tiny pink blood streaks; their gills should be cherry-colored, not too dark.
- Pressing the fish should show elasticity; it should feel firm, and the flesh should not be mushy or slimy.
- You should avoid buying fish that swim weakly, do not move actively, and especially those that emit a strong, foul smell as this indicates that the fish is spoiled due to being left for too long.
How to choose fresh, crunchy sweet mustard greens
- Fresh sweet mustard greens are those that have a bright green color, look vibrant, and do not have any wormholes or tiny dark spots on the surface.
- If you bend them by hand, you will find that sweet mustard greens are crunchy, easy to break, and not too bruised.
- You should avoid buying sweet mustard greens that are wilted, bruised, or even emit a strong foul odor, as they are greens that have been heavily treated with chemicals for growth.
How to prepare Fish Soup with Sweet Mustard Greens
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Prepare the ingredients
First, for 400g of fish, you should use scissors to cut off the gills and tail, and then use a knife to scrape off the scales and remove any remaining innards and blood from inside the fish’s belly.
Next, take a little salt and rub it over the entire surface of the fish meat for 3 – 5 minutes, then rinse it several times with clean water and let it drain. Depending on the size of the fish, you can use a knife to cut it in half or into thirds!
How to clean the fish to remove slime and odor
- Method 1: The most common way is to rub with salt or soak in diluted salt water for about 5 – 10 minutes.
- Method 2: Another way to eliminate odor is to soak the fish in rice water for 15 – 20 minutes.
- Method 3: Additionally, you can soak the fish in diluted lemon juice for about 5 – 7 minutes.
See details: How to clean fish to remove slime and odor
Sweet mustard greens and green onions, you remove the roots, then wash them directly under running water to clean, let them drain, and chop finely with a knife.
Ginger, you peel, wash thoroughly, and then cut into strips. Finally, garlic, just peel and mince it finely.
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Cooking sweet potato fish soup with green mustard
After preparing the ingredients, take a pot and place it on the stove with 1 tablespoon of cooking oil heated over medium heat. When the oil is bubbling, add all the ginger and garlic to sauté until fragrant.
Then, add 500ml of water and cook for about 7 minutes. When the water boils, season with 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, and 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce, gently stir using a ladle.
Next, add all the sweet potato fish and prepped green mustard into the pot, gently pressing down with the ladle to submerge the ingredients in water, then cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
When the soup boils again, and the sweet potato fish and vegetables are cooked, taste and adjust the seasoning, turn off the heat, and serve the soup in a bowl along with the chopped green onions and 1/3 teaspoon of ground pepper to finish.
Tip: To avoid the sweet potato fish becoming mushy, do not cook for too long and limit stirring the soup too vigorously or too many times.
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Final Product
Sweet potato fish soup is an attractive dish that is not too difficult to prepare. From the very first moment, the gentle aroma from the green onions and garlic continuously spreads, truly stimulating.
Moreover, there is a delicious broth that is sweet with each firm, fatty piece of sweet potato fish combined with the crunchy, fresh green vegetables, it is indeed absolutely wonderful!
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