5 sour fish soup recipes that are perfect with rice in the summer.
On a hot day, you don't need to cook much; just a pot of sour fish soup is enough to make the whole family devour their rice in no time.
1. Authentic Southern-style sour fish soup with snakehead fish.
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This famous soup from Southern Vietnam is actually very simple to make; as long as you have the right ingredients, you can easily prepare it. |
Ingredient:
- 1 snakehead fish (also known as Channa argus) weighing approximately 400g
- 1-2 stalks of taro (or mint)
- 2 large tomatoes
- 10-15 okra pods
- 2 slices of pineapple (medium size)
- 100 g bean sprouts
- 1 handful of tamarind
- 1 small sprig of celery
- Vietnamese coriander (cilantro), culantro (Vietnamese coriander)
- Fish sauce, sugar, seasoning powder, salt, garlic, dried onions.
2. Fish soup with taro stems
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A summer meal with sour fish soup cooked with crispy taro stems and fragrant dill is absolutely fantastic. |
Ingredient:
- 2-3 pieces of carp or fish head
- A few stalks of taro
- 1-2 tomatoes, a bunch of dill
- 2 sour ears
- Spice
3. Sour fish soup with perch and Sesbania flowers
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Sesbania grandiflora is considered a flower that evokes the scent of the countryside. Besides cooking it with perch, this flower can also be used to make fresh shrimp soup or in stir-fried or boiled dishes, all of which are very sweet and delicious. |
Ingredient:
- Pick the pistils off the sesbania flowers, wash them thoroughly, and let them drain.
- 2 cleaned perch, washed with salt.
- Squeeze the tamarind, mash it to extract the juice, and discard the pulp.
- Finely chopped coriander and dill.
- Sliced chili peppers, minced garlic, fish sauce, salt, and sugar.
4. Sour fish cake soup with steamed fish cakes
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On a sweltering hot day, just make these two dishes, add some sweet and sour pickled eggplant, and it'll be absolutely delicious. |
Ingredient:
- 1 snakehead fish
- 1 teaspoon of cornstarch
- Spices, fish sauce, pepper, vinegar
- Dill
- Ripe tamarind, pineapple, tomato
- Okra
- Bean sprouts, water spinach.
5. Red snapper soup
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On rainy days, a bowl of fish soup with the subtle aroma of celery is a delicious dish that everyone loves. |
Ingredient:
- One red snapper weighing approximately 1 kg.
- 2 tomatoes, 1 onion, celery, green onions.
- Seasoning powder, chili peppers, minced garlic, sugar, ground pepper.
According to Ngoisao.net
