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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Make your family meal more delicious and cozy with hot and steamy sour bamboo shoot fish soup. TasteVN will guide you through a super simple and detailed recipe. Let’s get cooking right away!
Ingredients for Sour Bamboo Shoot Fish Soup For 4 people
Red tilapia 1 fish (about 500g) Sour bamboo shoots 200 g Tomatoes 2 pieces Pineapple 1/4 piece (sweet) Okra 100 g Spring onions 2 stalks Red onion 1 bulb Chili 2 pieces Fish sauce 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 1/2 tablespoon Common seasonings A little (Salt/ sugar/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate)
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose fresh red tilapia
- Press your hand on the body of the fish; if it feels elastic, the fish is fresh, you should buy it.
- When buying red tilapia, pay attention to the eyes; if the eyes are clear, it is fresh fish, so choose it.
- Gently lift the gills to see if they are still red-pink, which indicates good fish.
- Fish with cloudy eyes, exposed flesh, and flaking scales should not be bought, as they are spoiled.
See details: How to choose fresh red tilapia
How to choose delicious, crispy sour bamboo shoots
- You should choose sour bamboo shoots that have a slightly dark or light yellow color because these are the types of bamboo shoots that are soaked in salt, without chemicals.
- Bamboo shoots should have a certain firmness, not easily breakable, and their sizes should not be uniform, and they should not be shiny, which indicates they are good.
- When buying sour bamboo shoots, you should still be able to smell the unique fragrance of the bamboo shoots, and they should not smell moldy.
- Sour bamboo shoots that have been soaked in chemicals will have a bright yellow or pure white color, a shiny appearance, and a crisp texture, which looks very attractive; you should pay attention to this point to avoid buying.
- Absolutely do not buy sour bamboo shoots if they have a chemical smell, especially a strong sulfur smell, or musty, strange odors.
- To ensure the quality and deliciousness of sour bamboo shoots, you can choose to make sour bamboo shoots at home using the detailed recipe suggested by TasteVN right below.
See details: How to make sour bamboo shoots with garlic and chili from fresh, delicious, crispy bamboo shoots that last long
How to choose fresh, delicious tomatoes
- You should choose tomatoes that have bright red skin and are plump because they are naturally ripe tomatoes.
- Good tomatoes feel somewhat soft when touched, and when picked up, they feel firm.
- Avoid buying tomatoes that are dark in color and have hard skins because they are chemically treated or artificially ripened tomatoes.
- Avoid choosing tomatoes that are too soft to the touch, with wrinkled skins that are no longer firm and shiny because they are old tomatoes that have been stored for a long time.
See details: How to choose fresh, delicious tomatoes
How to choose fresh and delicious pineapple
- Sweet pineapple will have a bright yellow color from the base to the top, or have some green mixed in.
- You should choose short, cylindrical pineapples as they will have more flesh and be sweeter than long ones.
- Choose pineapples with large and sparse eyes, and when smelled, they should have a sweet aroma.
- It is advisable to buy pineapples that feel heavy in hand, with the crown still fresh and green.
- Avoid purchasing pineapples that have turned orange or have black spots on the skin.
- Do not buy green pineapples as they are very sour and will not taste good when cooked.
See details: How to choose fresh pineapple
How to choose fresh okra
- You should choose okra that is shiny green, attractive, with a medium size, about the size of your thumb, as this indicates they are just right for eating, not too young or too old.
- Good okra will have a thin layer of fuzz covering the outside, with the stem still oozing sap, and will feel firm when held.
- Avoid buying okra with soft or wilted skin, or with strange black spots, as these indicate old okra that is about to spoil.
- Additionally, you should avoid purchasing okra that is pale green or too large, as these are overripe and will typically taste bitter.
See more: The benefits of okra for health
How to make Sour Bamboo Shoot with Red Tilapia Soup
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Prepare and Marinate the Fish
After purchasing the red tilapia, remove the intestines, gills, and scales, rinse with diluted salt water, then wash again with cold water and let it drain. Then cut the fish into bite-sized pieces.
How to clean red tilapia properly, without fishy smell:
- To prevent the fish from smelling, you must clean the scales thoroughly and remove all the internal organs.
- Use lemon or salt to rub the fish for about 5 minutes, rinse with water, and cut into pieces to prepare for cooking.
- You can replace lemon and salt with vinegar or white wine and perform the same steps as above.
See details: How to clean red tilapia properly, without fishy smell
Shallots peeled and minced. Remove the stem from the chili, wash, and chop finely.
Marinate the fish with 1 teaspoon of salt, minced shallots, chopped chili, and 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate. Mix well to coat the fish evenly with the seasoning and marinate for about 30 minutes.
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Prepare the other ingredients
Sour bamboo shoots should be rinsed 2 – 3 times with clean water, then drained.
Pineapple should be peeled, with the eyes removed, and the green onions should have the roots and spoiled leaves cut off. Rinse the pineapple, green onions, tomatoes, and okra thoroughly.
Then slice the pineapple, cut the tomatoes into wedges, cut the okra diagonally into bite-sized pieces, and chop the green onions.
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Cook the soup
Put into the pot 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add the tomatoes, stir-fry for about 2 minutes, then add 1 liter of water and bring to a boil over high heat.
When the water boils, add the marinated fish, add 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, the fish is cooked, gradually add the sour bamboo shoots, pineapple, and okra, gently stir once to submerge the ingredients in the water.
Simmer for about 3 more minutes, then add 1 teaspoon of fish sauce, taste and adjust seasoning to your liking, then turn off the heat. Serve the soup in a bowl, add chopped green onions on top and you can enjoy it right away.
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Final product
The pink tilapia soup with sour bamboo shoots has an extremely appealing sweet and sour flavor. The fish meat is firm and sweet, the sour bamboo shoots are crunchy, this will be a refreshing soup perfect for hot days.
This dish goes well with rice or noodles and is extremely delicious. Try making it right away!
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Above is a detailed guide on how to cook pink tilapia soup with sour bamboo shoots that is refreshing and appealing for hot days. Hope this article will help you in the kitchen. Wishing you success!
