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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
If you are looking for a soup dish that is both delicious and appealing with a simple and quick recipe to treat your family, then bitter vegetable soup with snakehead fish can meet all the above criteria. Let’s get cooking with TasteVN to make this dish right away!
Ingredients for Bitter Vegetable Soup with Snakehead Fish For 3 people
Snakehead fish 1 fish Bitter vegetables 400 gr Fish sauce 1/2 tablespoon Green onions 2 stalks Common spices A little (salt/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh snakehead fish
- Fresh snakehead fish is one that is still swimming well, agile, with clear eyes where the pupil can be seen clearly.
- Choose snakehead fish that, when gently pressed with your hand, feels firm and has good elasticity, not too soft and mushy.
- Avoid buying snakehead fish that swim weakly, have cloudy eyes, or emit an unpleasant fishy smell as these are signs that the fish has died and is no longer fresh.
How to choose fresh and clean bitter vegetables
- Fresh and clean bitter vegetables look vibrant, with green leaves, intact stems, dry, and free from pests, rot, or wilting. Newly harvested bitter vegetables will be crispy and fragrant when cooked.
- You can gently snap the stem of the bitter vegetable; if it is crispy and breaks easily, it is still fresh, but if it is tough and hard to break, it is old.
- Avoid purchasing vegetables that show signs of wilting or pest damage, as these are of poor quality.
How to prepare Bitter Vegetable Soup with Snakehead Fish
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Preparing Snakehead Fish
After purchasing the snakehead fish, use a knife to clean the scales and the internal organs. Next, rub the fish with a little salt for about 5 – 10 minutes. Then rinse it with clean water and let it drain.
Effective ways to eliminate the fishy smell from snakehead fish:- Method 1: You can mix 2 tablespoons of lemon juice or vinegar with 1 cup of warm water and soak the fish in it for about 3 – 5 minutes. After soaking, rinse the fish clean and let it drain.
- Method 2: Soak the cleaned fish in a mixture of salt and rice washing water for about 15 – 20 minutes. Then rinse it with water and let it drain.
- Method 3: After cleaning the fish, pour 2 tablespoons of white wine over the fish and marinate for about 2 – 5 minutes, then rinse it off and it’s ready to cook.
See details: Effective ways to eliminate the fishy smell from snakehead fish
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Boil the fish
Place a pot on the stove, add 1 liter of water and the prepared snakehead fish into the pot and start boiling over medium heat for about 10 minutes. You can add a few green onion stalks to boil together for added flavor.
After boiling, take the fish out, let it cool, and remove the bones to obtain the fish meat.
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Cook the bitter vegetable soup with snakehead fish
First, season the fish meat with 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce and 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper.
Next, bring the water used to boil the fish to a boil, seasoning it with 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder and 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate.
Then, add the boned fish meat into the pot, add the bitter vegetables and boil the soup for about 10 minutes.
Adjust the seasoning to your taste and then turn off the heat.
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Final Product
Scoop the soup into a bowl and the hot bitter vegetable soup with snakehead fish is ready. This soup captivates the eater with its rich and appealing flavor. The snakehead fish is sweet and tender, and when eaten with the refreshing bitter vegetable, it’s simply delicious!
With easily accessible ingredients and a simple recipe, TasteVN hopes you will easily cook a steaming, flavorful, and delicious bitter melon fish soup to treat your family. Wishing you success in your cooking!
