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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
From cozy family meals to bustling parties, soups are always a must-have. Today, the Into the Kitchen section of TasteVN will guide you on how to make a delicious and appealing sour soup with Giant Snakehead fish. Let’s get cooking!
Ingredients for Sour Soup with Giant Snakehead Fish For 4 people
Giant Snakehead fish 1.5 kg (1 fish) Pineapple 1 fruit Tomato 5 fruits Bean sprouts 500 gr Sour bamboo shoots 300 gr Okra 200 gr Tamarind paste 50 gr Herbs 3 sprigs Chili 2 fruits Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Common seasonings a little (salt/ rock salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate) Rock salt 2 tablespoons
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose delicious tilapia
- It is advisable to buy live, healthy tilapia that has shiny gray scales, without scratches or peeling.
- A delicious tilapia will feel heavy when lifted, and the flesh will have a certain elasticity.
- The larger the tilapia, the tastier it will be because larger fish have firmer and sweeter flesh.
How to choose fresh tomatoes
- Choose tomatoes that are red, juicy, with thin, shiny skin.
- It is better to buy tomatoes with green stems firmly attached to the fruit as these are freshly harvested and will be delicious.
- Avoid purchasing tomatoes that are unevenly ripe, feel hard when touched, and lack a certain elasticity, as they will not be tasty when cooked.
How to choose fresh pineapples
- Choose pineapples that are bright yellow from the base to the top, or may have a little green mixed in.
- It is better to buy short, cylindrical pineapples as they will have more flesh and be sweeter than long-stemmed ones.
- Choose pineapples with large, spaced eyes.
- Pick those that feel heavy in hand, with a fresh top.
- Avoid purchasing pineapples that have turned orange or have black spots on the skin.
Where to buy sour tamarind?
You can find sour tamarind at traditional markets, grocery stores,… You can also find it at the nearest TasteVN supermarket or more conveniently buy online at bachhoaxanh.com.
Where to buy water lily flowers?
Water lily flowers are commonly sold at markets, stores in the Mekong Delta region. You can also find them in some markets or stores that specialize in selling hot pot vegetables in other areas.
How to cook fried elephant ear fish with sour soup
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Prepare the elephant ear fish
After buying the elephant ear fish, scrape off the scales, gut it, cut the fish into pieces, and wash thoroughly 2 – 3 times with water, then drain.
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Prepare other ingredients
The purchased bean sprouts should be washed and drained. Tomatoes should be washed and sliced thinly. Okra should be washed and cut into pieces about 2 finger lengths. Herbs and chili should be washed thoroughly and chopped finely.
Pineapple should be peeled, eyes removed, cored, and cut into bite-sized pieces.
Quick pineapple peeling tip:First, cut off both ends of the pineapple, stand it upright and peel off the skin. Next, angle the pineapple’s eyes to connect them into a straight line, using a knife to cut and remove these eyes, repeating this until all the eyes are gone. The pineapple after peeling looks like a spiral.
See details: Simple and easy pineapple peeling guide
Portobello mushrooms should be washed, cut into pieces the size of 2 finger lengths, soaked in 2 tablespoons of salt in water to clean and reduce bitterness, then drained.
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Boil fish with pineapple water
Put a pot on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pot, then add the pineapple to stir-fry. After that, add the elephant ear fish and stir-fry on high heat for about 2 minutes, then pour in water until it fills 3/4 of the pot’s capacity.
Drop tamarind into the pot and stir, let the tamarind sit in the pot for about 2 minutes until it softens and dissolves into the water, then take it out into a bowl. Add 50ml of water to the bowl, then mash the tamarind until it dissolves into water.
Then, continue to cook the fish for 20 minutes before removing them.
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Cook fish soup
Add okra to the pot and cook for about 2 minutes until the okra is cooked, then add all the bean sprouts and tomatoes. Next, mix the tamarind water (keeping the seeds) into the soup and season with 2 teaspoons of monosodium glutamate, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, and 1 tablespoon of sugar.
Cook until the water boils, then add the crab meat and stir well, continue cooking for about 2 more minutes before turning off the heat, add chili, and it’s done.
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Final Product
The sour soup has an appealing color thanks to the variety of ingredients. When enjoying it, we can feel the freshness of the vegetables, combined with the natural sweetness of the giant snakehead fish and the characteristic sour taste of this soup. It is guaranteed that this dish will not disappoint you.
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So TasteVN has shared with you how to cook sour soup with giant snakehead fish that is delicious, refreshing, and easy to make at home. Hope this recipe will help you add more delicious dishes to your diverse menu. Wishing you success!
*Refer to the recipe and images from the YouTube channel Vu Phong Vlog
