Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
40 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Carp soup cooked with sour fruits has sweet, firm fish cooked with the sour and unusual fruits, making it incredibly appealing and surely will make your family meal more delicious and flavorful. Let’s get into the kitchen to make this delicious soup dish right away!
Ingredients for Carp Soup For 4 people
Carp 1 fish (about 1.5kg) Sour fruits 6 fruits Tomatoes 2 fruits Pineapple 1/4 fruit (pineapple) Dọc mùng 3 stalks (Chinese celery) Red onion 2 bulbs Green onion 3 stalks Chili 1 fruit Turmeric powder 1.5 teaspoons White wine 1 teaspoon Fish sauce 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (Salt/ seasoning powder/ pepper/ monosodium glutamate)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh carp
- You should choose live carp, large, thick, and plump.
- Choose carp with evenly distributed, bright scales, without bruises or looking too worn out.
- It is advisable to select river carp that have developed in a natural environment.
- Avoid choosing carp with a swollen belly, as these fish often lack sweetness in the flesh.
How to choose fresh and delicious sấu
- You should choose ripe sấu, with slightly rough skin, bright green color, and thick flesh, without bruises or dents, or overripe sấu as they have very little meat.
- You should not choose unripe sấu with shiny skin, or those that are crushed or show signs of spoilage.
- To buy delicious sấu, you should choose them when they are in season, usually from June to September.
How to choose fresh and delicious tomatoes
- Choose tomatoes with bright red skin, evenly colored. No scratches, intact skin, and firm flesh.
- Ripe tomatoes have a light, pleasant aroma, which is easy to recognize. Meanwhile, those that are artificially ripened usually have no aroma at all.
- The stem of the tomato should still be fresh, firmly attached to the fruit, and not wilted.
- Avoid buying tomatoes with stems that are easily broken off as they are likely wilted or damaged.
How to choose fresh and delicious dọc mùng (Vietnamese mint)
- You should choose dọc mùng with a moderate size, not too big or too small.
- Edible dọc mùng is grown in water, with a red spot in the middle of the stem. If it has a white spot, you should not buy it as it is the type that causes itching and is inedible.
- Avoid buying dọc mùng that has been cut or is bruised and discolored.
How to Prepare Carp Cooked with Sour Fruit
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Prepare and Marinate the Fish
When buying carp, ask the seller to scale, gut, and cut it into slices to save time.
To eliminate the fishy smell, wash it thoroughly with water and rub 1 tablespoon of salt all over the fish for about 2 minutes, then rinse 2 – 3 times with clean water.
After cleaning and draining the fish, place it in a bowl, add 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of pepper.
Add 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of fish sauce, and 1 teaspoon of white wine, mix well so that the spices absorb into the fish and marinate for 20 minutes.
How to Clean Carp Effectively, Without Fishy Smell
- Use salt or ginger and white wine to rub all over the fish for about 2 minutes, then rinse with water; the fishy smell will disappear.
- Soak the fish in a diluted saltwater mixture for 10 – 15 minutes, then rinse with water to completely eliminate the fishy smell.
- You can also soak the fish in rice water for about 15 minutes, as rice water is effective in removing the fishy odor from the fish.
See details: 7 tips to easily and effectively remove the fishy smell from fish
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Prepare other ingredients
Strip the skin of the jute, cut it into diagonal slices and put it into a bowl of water to wash clean, then drain. Clean the sour fruits, crush them.
Peel the purple onions, cut them into thin slices. Wash the tomatoes and then cut them into wedges. Clean the green onions, then cut them into pieces about the length of one finger segment.
Ask the seller to peel and cut the eyes of the pineapple to save time; when you buy it, just wash it clean and cut it into bite-sized slices.
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Sauté the fish
Place a pot on the stove over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, when the oil is hot, sauté the purple onion and 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder, 1 chili.
When the purple onion is fragrant, add the tomatoes and sour fruits, stir-fry for about 2 minutes. Then add the carp and sauté for about 5 minutes until the fish meat firms up.
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Cooking Fish Soup
Add 2 liters of hot water to the pot, when the water boils, add pineapple, season with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and cook for 5 minutes until the fish is cooked.
Next, add the water morning glory, adjust the seasoning to suit your family’s taste, add the green onions, turn off the heat, and it’s done.
Tip: To prevent the fish soup from being fishy, make sure to use hot water for cooking! -
Final Product
The dish of carp soup with sour fruits has a refreshing broth, firm and delicious fish meat, fresh and sweet, combined with the sour and fragrant sour fruits, making it very appealing.
You can enjoy it with hot rice and a bowl of spicy chili fish sauce to enhance the dish’s flavor!
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It’s not too difficult to make carp soup with sour plums that is delicious, appealing, and nutritious for the whole family to enjoy, right? TasteVN wishes you success in making it!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel Vietnamese Cuisine
