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Canh Chua Cá: Vietnamese Sweet and Sour Fish Soup
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45 Mintotal
4servings
350kcal
VietnameseCuisine
Canh Chua Cá: Vietnamese Sweet and Sour Fish Soup
Laura Chen
4
15 Minuten
30 Minuten
350
Vietnamese
Soup
Canh Chua Cá is a popular Vietnamese soup that balances sweet, sour and savory flavors. You make it with fish, tamarind paste, pineapple and fresh vegetables, and it usually comes to the table with rice.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 500 g fish fillet (such as pangasius or catfish)
- 1 tbsp tamarind paste
- 1 small pineapple, cut into chunks
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- 100 g bean sprouts
- 1 lemongrass stalk, lightly bruised
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 liter (4 cups) water
- 2 scallions (green onions), thinly sliced
- 1 bunch cilantro (coriander)
Instructions
Method
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot and fry the garlic until fragrant.
- Dissolve the tamarind paste in a little of the water. Pour it into the pot with the rest of the water and bring to a boil.
- Add the lemongrass, pineapple, tomatoes, fish sauce and sugar and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Cut the fish into pieces, slide them into the soup and simmer for another 10 minutes.
- Add the bean sprouts and scallions, and garnish with cilantro just before serving.
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