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Preparation
25 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
From snakehead fish, we can prepare many delicious dishes. In particular, the sour snakehead fish soup is a very tasty soup that many people love. Let’s get into the kitchen to make the fragrant, refreshing sour snakehead fish soup right away.
Ingredients for Sour Snakehead Fish Soup For 4 people
Snakehead fish 500 gr Tomatoes 3 pieces Cabbage 1/4 head Banana flower 200 gr Water spinach 200 gr Dandelion 50 gr Bean sprouts A little Okra 3 pieces Winged beans 2 pieces Various herbs A little Chili 2 pieces Coriander A little Tamarind 20 gr Fish sauce 1/2 teaspoon Sugar/salt A little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh snakehead fish
- The freshest snakehead fish is when it is still alive; you should choose fish that swim vigorously, have clear eyes, pink gills, shiny scales, and skin without unusual colors.
- The scales should be tightly layered like tiles, firmly attached to the body, shiny, bright, and without slime.
- Do not buy if you see any abnormal signs such as bloating, weak swimming, or pale color.
How to choose fresh and delicious tomatoes
- You should choose tomatoes with smooth skin, plump and juicy, bright red color, and still have green stems.
- Do not choose fruits that are bruised or have small black spots, or have uneven color.
- You should not buy tomatoes if they feel too soft or too hard when touched, or if juice is leaking out as they may be spoiled.
How to choose fresh and delicious cabbage
- Choose cabbage that is round and evenly shaped, with a slightly dark green color.
- Avoid buying cabbage that is flat or elongated, as they are often loose and not firm.
- Limit buying those that are very white, as this type of cabbage contains a lot of fibers and will not taste good.
How to choose fresh and delicious water spinach
- You should prioritize choosing a bunch of water spinach with stems as thick as a chopstick, avoiding those with unusually large stems.
- It is best to eat water spinach in season, from April to June in summer when water spinach is the tastiest.
- Avoid choosing water spinach that looks too lush and green, with very crispy stems and dark green leaves.
How to choose fresh and delicious okra
- Choose fresh, young okra pods that are small in size, have a beautiful shiny green color, and a thin layer of fuzz on the outside.
- Gently press the pods with your hand; if the skin is crispy, firm, and not soft or dented, then the okra is fresh and young.
- Avoid buying pods that are soft or have blemishes on the outside, as well as those that are too large, as they will be mature okra and not taste good.
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How to make sour snakehead fish soup
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Prepare the fish
First, clean the snakehead fish you bought from the outside and inside the fish’s belly.
Next, remove the fishy smell, and then keep the whole fish to blanch in 1.5 liters of water so that the fish does not fall apart.
After blanching, marinate the fish with 1/2 teaspoon of fish sauce, some herbs, and a little chili, and mix well.
Then add more coriander and chili to marinate together.
How to clean snakehead fish without fishy smell- After buying the snakehead fish, wash it with a mixture of salt and lemon, rubbing the entire piece of fish meat to help remove slime, dirt, and effectively eliminate the fishy smell.
- You can wash the fish with diluted salt water, as when preparing, the main ingredient is passion fruit, which also helps in cleaning and removing fishy odors.
- After cleaning, you can soak the fish in rice water for about 15 – 20 minutes. After that, take it out and rinse again with clean water.
See details: 7 tips to easily and effectively remove fishy smell
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Prepare other ingredients
Wash the tomatoes and cut them into wedges.
Wash the okra, cut off the ends, and then slice them diagonally into bite-sized pieces.
Wash the bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, long beans, and cabbage. Then, cut the long beans into bite-sized pieces and shred the cabbage.
Shred the banana flower and water spinach, then soak them in salted water to prevent browning.
Soak tamarind with 3 tablespoons of boiling water to extract the tamarind juice.
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Cooking the soup
Use a sieve to strain the tamarind juice into the pot of water used to blanch the fish earlier, then add 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1/2 tablespoon of salt, and stir well.
Tip: To make the soup fragrant and clear, remember to regularly skim off the foam.When the soup starts to boil, add the okra first and cook for about 1 minute.
Next, add the banana flower, and after 1 minute, add the shredded water spinach.
Then, add the cabbage, snake beans, bean sprouts, flowering chives, and tomatoes.
Cook for another 2 minutes, then add the fish to the pot, finally add the herbs and season to taste, and turn off the heat.
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Final product
So we have completed the extremely delicious sour fish soup. This attractive soup is both sour and sweet, and very refreshing, making it perfect for the upcoming hot summer days.
Quickly get into the kitchen to make this sour soup to enrich your family’s meal.
See more:
- 3 ways to cook sour stingray soup with banana blossom, fermented rice, and young tamarind leaves
- How to cook delicious sour fish soup with southern flavor at home
- 3 simple and flavorful ways to cook sour catfish soup that is typical of the Mekong Delta
Hope TasteVN will help you successfully make sour fish soup with pineapple to cool off during the upcoming hot days. Wishing you success!
*Source of recipe and images from the YouTube channel Xanh TV
