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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Quynh Coi Fish Soup is a delicious soupy dish typical of Thai Binh. With humble ingredients like field fish and rice crackers,… with your skill, you can definitely make this dish. TasteVN will guide you on how to make Quynh Coi Fish Soup. Into the kitchen now!
Ingredients for Quynh Coi Fish Soup – Thai Binh Field Fish Soup Serves 4
Rice crackers 200 gr Field fish 2 fish Tomatoes 2 pieces Ginger 1 piece (sliced) Green onions 2 stalks (chopped) Vietnamese coriander 2 stalks (chopped) Chili 1 piece (chopped) Cooking oil 100 ml MSG 1/2 teaspoon Seasoning powder 1/2 tablespoon Fish sauce 2 tablespoons
How to choose fresh field fish
- Choose field fish with clear, slightly bulging eyes, gills that are pinkish-red, scales that cling tightly to the body, and are shiny.
- When buying, you should use your hands to feel the fish. If the flesh feels firm and bounces back well when pressed, and the skin is not discolored, then you should buy it.
- Avoid choosing fish that have strange odors, loose scales, dull color, or show abnormal swelling.
How to make Quỳnh Côi Fish Soup – Thai Binh Snakehead Fish Soup
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Prepare and boil the snakehead fish
Wash the snakehead fish thoroughly with water several times and let it drain.
Place a pot on the stove, add the snakehead fish along with a sliced piece of ginger into the pot, pour enough water to cover the fish, and boil for about 3 minutes. Then, take the fish out and let it cool. Remember to keep the fish boiling water to make the broth!
How to prepare snakehead fish without a fishy smell or mud odor:
- Method 1: After cleaning, use a mixture of salt, ginger, and vinegar to rub over the fish. Then, rinse it with water several times and let it drain.
- Method 2: To eliminate the fishy smell, you can also wash the fish with a mixture of salt and alcohol. The alcohol will effectively remove the fishy odor.
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Marinate and fry the fish
After the fish has cooled down, gently remove the scales and separate the fish meat into a bowl.
Marinate the fish with 2 tablespoons of fish sauce for 15 minutes.
Place a pan on the stove, add 100ml of cooking oil. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add the fish and fry until both sides are golden, then remove and drain the oil.
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Cook the broth
Wash the tomatoes, drain, and cut them into wedges.
Place the pot of fish boiling water from earlier on the stove, turn the heat to medium, add the cut tomatoes, 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and bring to a boil. Then, adjust the seasoning to taste.
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Presentation
Rinse the rice crackers thoroughly, then briefly dip them in boiling water and let them drain.
Place the rice crackers in a bowl, and arrange the fish on top. Add shredded Vietnamese coriander, green onions, and chopped chili into the bowl. Finally, pour the broth over it and you can enjoy it right away.
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Final Product
Thus, the Quỳnh Côi fish soup – Thai Binh snakehead fish soup is complete. The snakehead fish is tender and fragrant. The broth has a sweet, refreshing taste with an appealing sour flavor, well-seasoned to be quite palatable. Try this dish hot right away!
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So now you know another way to cook Quỳnh Côi fish soup – a delicious specialty of Thái Bình, right? I hope the recipe shared above will help you easily make this dish. Wish you success!
