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Preparation
5 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Bitter melon soup cooked with snakehead fish is an attractive soup dish, although rustic and simply prepared, the flavor will definitely make you fall in love when enjoying it. Today, let’s get cooking to make this dish to treat your family on the weekends!
Ingredients for Bitter Melon Soup with Snakehead Fish Serves 4
Snakehead fish 1 fish (600g) Bitter melon 500 g Green onions 2 stalks Lemon juice a little Fish sauce 1 teaspoon Common spices a little (salt/ pepper/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ seasoning powder)
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh and firm snakehead fish
- You should choose snakehead fish that are of moderate size, with a long and slender body, not too round, and feel firm to the touch, not soft.
- Additionally, you should also observe the fish’s anus; if the fish is fresh, the anus is small, but if it is enlarged, it indicates that the fish is dead, about to spoil, and may sometimes be treated with chemicals.
- Especially when processing, if you find the fish meat soft, with a lot of fat in the belly, and it has a foul smell, it may indicate that the fish has spoiled, is no longer good, and is not of quality.
How to choose fresh and delicious squash flowers
- To make this soup delicious, you should prioritize choosing male squash flowers that are large, firm, fresh, and have a deep yellow color.
- Prefer choosing squash flowers that have not fully bloomed, as they will taste better, sweeter, and chewier, and are rich in nutrients.
- Avoid selecting flowers that are bruised, wilted, or have an abnormal speckled black surface.
How to cook Squash Flower Soup with Snakehead Fish
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Prepare the ingredients
To eliminate the fishy smell of the fish, after buying it, clean it and rinse with diluted salt. Then, rub lemon juice over the surface of the fish, rinse it well with water, and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
As for the squash flowers, remove the petals, rinse them with water twice, and let them drain in a basket.
How to eliminate the fishy smell and clean the slime of the fish
- To remove the fishy smell, you can soak the fish in rice water for 15 – 20 minutes and then rinse it clean with water.
- Alternatively, you can also use fresh milk to wash the fish, soaking it for about 10 minutes; this method also helps the fish meat become softer when eaten.
- Finally, use lemon juice, rub it over the surface of the fish, and rinse thoroughly with water.
See details: 7 tips to easily and effectively remove the fishy smell of fish
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Cook pumpkin flower soup with snakehead fish
You marinate the fish with a little ground pepper, 1/3 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1/3 teaspoon of salt for about 10 – 15 minutes.
Next, add about 700ml of water into a pot. Wait for the water to boil, then drop the fish in, cook for about 5 to 10 minutes, then season with 2 teaspoons of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder.
After that, add the pumpkin flowers, boil for about 3 minutes, then add the green onions. Add another teaspoon of fish sauce to enhance the flavor, adjust the seasoning to suit your family’s taste, then turn off the heat, and sprinkle a little pepper to enhance the aroma of the soup.
Tip:
- You must let the water boil vigorously before adding the fish; otherwise, the soup will be fishy.
- You can also add a little chili if you enjoy spicy food to eliminate the fishy smell and enhance the delicious flavor of the dish.
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Final Product
Pumpkin flower soup with snakehead fish has a simple preparation method, with a rich and sweet broth that is aromatic. The fish is tender, not fishy at all, slightly chewy, combined with the crunchy pumpkin flowers makes the dish irresistibly delicious.
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