How to cook sweet and sour sour soup with snakehead fish that is incredibly appetizing with rice

How to prepare Sour Fish Soup with Snakehead Fish

• 1

  Prepare the snakehead fish

  To save time on preparation, you should buy fish that have already been cleaned, with all the innards removed and cut in half beforehand.

  Then, when you get home, you can remove the fishy smell by washing the fish with diluted saltwater, then rinse it 2 – 3 times with clean water and let it drain.

  Tips to prepare snakehead fish without a fishy smell

  • Method 1: Mix some cold water and vinegar, wash the cleaned fish thoroughly, then rinse again with water.
  • Method 2: Dilute lemon juice, soak the fish in it for a few minutes, then clean the fish as usual.
  • Method 3: Use diluted white alcohol to marinate the fish for about 2 minutes, then dry it, rinse with clean water, and let it drain.

  See details: Tips to prepare snakehead fish without a fishy smell

  

  
• 2

  Prepare the other ingredients

  Wash the tomatoes, remove the stem, and cut them into wedges.

  For the pineapple, buy pre-peeled pineapple, then at home, remove the core, wash it thoroughly, let it drain, and cut it into thin slices.

  For the cilantro and scallions, remove the damaged leaves, discard the roots, wash them clean, then cut into 2-inch pieces. The green part of the scallion should be smashed and then chopped finely.

  

  

  

  
• 3

  Marinate the fish

  You put the fish in a bowl and marinate it with about 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce, chopped white onion, and stir evenly, then let it marinate for about 30 minutes for the fish to absorb the seasoning.

  

  
• 4

  Cook the soup

  You place a pot on the stove and add 2 bowls of filtered water (rice bowls), then bring to a boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, add the tomatoes and pineapple and cook until the water boils again.

  Next, add the fish to the pot and season with 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 chili pepper, then cook for about 5 – 7 minutes until the fish is cooked.

  Finally, taste the seasoning to adjust to your preference, then add chopped green onions and coriander before turning off the stove.

  

  

  

  
• 5

  Final product

  You pour the soup into a bowl, and that’s it, you have completed the delicious fish soup with pineapple. The soup has the natural sweet taste of the fish, along with the slight sourness of the tomatoes and a very light flavor.

  This fish soup with pineapple goes very well with hot rice; if you want a stronger flavor, you can make a bowl of fish sauce for dipping the fish, which is absolutely delicious!