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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
On hot days like this, what could be better than enjoying a bowl of sour bamboo shoot soup with mackerel, tangy, refreshing, and rich in mackerel flavor for the whole family. Below, TasteVN would like to introduce you the detailed soup dish. Let’s get cooking.
Ingredients for Sour Bamboo Shoot Soup with Mackerel Serves 4
Mackerel 2 fish Sour bamboo shoots 200 gr Tomato 1 fruit Thai basil A little Green onion 2 stalks Chili 1 piece Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common seasoning A little (salt/ sugar/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate)
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh mackerel
- Fresh fish has scales tightly attached to the tail, shiny, without mucus, and no unpleasant smell. Fish that is not fresh has dull fins that easily come off the body, lacks shine, and has an odor.
- The anus of fresh fish is pale white, deeply retracted inside, and the belly is flat. Meanwhile, the anus of spoiled fish protrudes, has a pink or dark red color, and a bloated belly.
- When pressing on the body of the fish, if it feels soft, has low elasticity, and has a pungent smell instead of the characteristic fishy smell, it should not be purchased.
- Also, avoid choosing fish that easily lose scales, have soft flesh, and sunken eyes.
How to choose quality sour bamboo shoots
- You should choose naturally pickled bamboo shoots as they tend to be more chewy and are not easily broken when bent.
- If the bamboo shoots are shiny and look attractive, you should not buy them as they have been treated with chemicals.
- Instead, you should choose the regular type of bamboo shoots, both large and small, which are not shiny and do not look appealing, and have the natural aroma of sour bamboo shoots.
- Additionally, you can also make sour bamboo shoots at home with the instructions below from TasteVN.
How to choose fresh and delicious tomatoes
- You should choose naturally ripe tomatoes that usually have a uniform red color, plump skin, and feel firm and solid when touched.
- You should select tomatoes of moderate size, which have a natural aroma when smelled. The stem should still be fresh and tightly attached to the fruit.
- You should not choose tomatoes that are bruised, overly soft, as they show signs of spoilage, or those that are too large in size, as they will be very mealy and lack the distinctive aroma of tomatoes.
How to prepare Sour Bamboo Shoot Soup with Mackerel
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Prepare the ingredients
First, prepare 200g of sour bamboo shoots, wash them several times with water, and squeeze to drain.
Next, clean the fish scales, remove the fish guts, and then wash the fish with diluted salt water.
After that, wash the mackerel again with cold water until clean.
How to prepare fish without a fishy smell- You can use rice washing water to eliminate unpleasant odors. After cleaning, soak the fish in rice washing water for about 15 minutes and rinse with water.
- You can also dilute white wine to marinate the fish for about 2 minutes, then dry the fish. This can help reduce the fishy smell.
- Additionally, ginger is also effective in removing the fishy smell and creating delicious flavors while eliminating toxins and allergens in fish. You crush ginger and rub it on the fish, letting it sit for about 30 minutes before cooking.
See details: How to prepare fish without a fishy smell
Then wash the tomatoes and slice them. A little basil, wash it thoroughly and chop it finely.
Wash the scallions and chili, then put the scallions and chili in a mortar and pound them finely.
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Cooking soup
Add 1 spoon of cooking oil into the pot, then add the minced onion and chili to sauté until fragrant.
Next, add the tomatoes and stir-fry over medium heat for about 3 minutes, then pour in about 800ml of water and bring to a boil.
Once the water is boiling, add the sour bamboo shoots, season with 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 1/2 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate.
Then add the mackerel. Cook the soup for another 5 minutes for the fish to be done. Adjust the seasoning to suit your taste.
Finally, add the chopped basil and mix well, then turn off the heat.
Now serve the soup in a bowl and enjoy.
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Finished Product
Fish soup with sour bamboo shoots has a tangy flavor from tomatoes and bamboo shoots, along with tender, firm, and sweet mackerel. Combined with the fragrant aroma of basil and a rich broth that is seasoned just right, it creates a very delicious and appetizing soup for hot weather days like this.
Above is the recipe for fish soup with sour bamboo shoots that is delicious, simple, and quick, with a harmonious sweet and sour flavor to enhance your meal. Wish you success with this recipe!
*Refer to the images and recipe shared from Facebook: TuyetNhung Tran
