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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Not only is it good for health, but the sour fish soup with sour bamboo shoots is also incredibly delicious and appealing, light for summer days. What are you waiting for? Let’s get cooking right away with TasteVN to make this soup to treat the whole family!
Ingredients for Sour Fish Soup For 3 people
Sour fish 3 fish (about 600g) Sour bamboo shoots 300 g Tomatoes 3 pieces Green onions 3 stalks Rice paddy herb 3 stalks (ngo om) Fresh chili 1 piece Common spices a little (salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh sour fish
- Choose fish with bright red gills, tightly closed, with no strange smell or slime.
- It is best to select fish with bright, clear eyes; when you press the body of the fish, it should have good elasticity, not leave a dent, and the mouth should be tightly closed with a pale white anus.
- If you notice any abnormal signs such as bloating, weak swimming, or pale color, do not choose them.
- Do not buy fish with dark gills, soft flesh, cloudy eyes, and a foul smell as they have gone bad.
How to choose delicious, quality sour bamboo shoots
- Delicious sour bamboo shoots, not soaked in chemicals, will have an off-white color.
- Choose pieces of bamboo that are chewy, not easily broken, and not overly shiny.
- It should have a light, characteristic aroma of bamboo and no chemical smell.
- If you see that the sour bamboo shoots are too soft, not intact, the soaking water has turned cloudy, has foam, and has a strange smell, then you should not choose to buy them.
- Additionally, to ensure hygiene and safety, you can also make sour bamboo shoots at home with the recipe shared by TasteVN.
How to choose fresh, delicious tomatoes
- You should choose tomatoes with tight, plump skin, bright red and evenly colored.
- Naturally ripened tomatoes usually have a mild aroma. Meanwhile, those that are artificially ripened have no fragrance at all.
- You should choose tomatoes that still have the stem attached, with the stem still fresh and not wilted.
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How to Prepare Sour Soup with Batrau Fish
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Prepare Batrau Fish
To save time on preparation, when buying fish you can ask the seller to clean it for you.
After purchasing the fish, wash it with water, then use a little salt to rub inside and outside the fish. After that, rinse it 2 – 3 times with clean water and let it drain.
Effective ways to eliminate fishy smell:- Method 1: After cleaning the fish, soak it in rice water for about 15 – 20 minutes. Then rinse it with water to help reduce the fishy smell.
- Method 2: Or while washing the fish, you can mix a few tablespoons of alcohol or white vinegar into the water, then soak the fish for about 5 minutes and rinse it with water.
See more: 7 tips to easily and effectively eliminate the fishy smell
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Prepare the ingredients
For the sour bamboo shoots, to reduce the sourness and fermentation concentration, you should wash and rinse thoroughly about 3 – 4 times with water. Note that in the final wash of the sour bamboo shoots, you should squeeze them dry and let them drain!
Remove the stems from the tomatoes, rinse them with water and cut them into wedges.
Trim the roots from the green onions and Vietnamese coriander, wash them with water and let them drain. For the chili peppers, remove the stems and rinse them clean.
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Cook the sour fish soup
First, cut the green onion heads and crush them along with 1 fresh chili pepper. Next, add the tomatoes and sour bamboo shoots into the pot and pour in about 1.5 liters of water, just enough to cover the sour bamboo shoots. Then, place the pot on the stove and bring it to a boil over high heat.
When the mixture starts to simmer, add the crushed green onion and chili mix along with the fish, seasoning the mixture with: 2 teaspoons of monosodium glutamate, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
Cook the soup over medium heat until the fish is completely cooked, then finely chop the green onions and Vietnamese coriander directly into the pot.
Finally, adjust the seasoning to suit your family’s taste, then turn off the heat, serve in a bowl and enjoy.
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Final product
Sour fish soup with giant snakehead fish has a distinctive, alluring fragrance along with an eye-catching color that looks really appetizing, making you want to eat it right away just by looking at it.
When enjoyed, you will feel the mild, naturally sweet and sour taste of the broth, enhanced by pieces of fresh and tender fish, dipped in salty fish sauce which is absolutely wonderful!
With just a little time and a few simple steps, you can have a delicious and nutritious sour bamboo shoot fish soup to treat your family. Wishing you success and enjoyable meals.
*Source of the recipe and images shared from Facebook: Xuân Bee
