Delicious sour bamboo shoot fish soup recipe for a flavorful meal

How to prepare sour bamboo shoot fish soup with catfish

• 1

  Prepare the catfish

  To save preparation time, you should ask the seller to clean the fish, then wash it well at home.

  To reduce the fishy smell, rub the fish with a little salt to clean it, then rinse the fish about 2 – 3 times with water. Cut it into bite-sized pieces and rinse once more, then let it drain.

  Tips to reduce the fishy smell of catfish

  • Method 1: Use lemon juice or vinegar with a small bowl of warm water and soak the fish for 3 – 5 minutes.
  • Method 2: Take some ash from the stove into your palm and rub it all over the fish, then rinse off the ash with clean water.
  • Method 3: Soak the fish in rice water mixed with a little salt for 15 – 20 minutes, then rinse with clean water.
  • Method 4: Marinate the prepared fish with 2 tablespoons of white wine for 2 – 5 minutes. Then rinse with clean water.

  See details: Tips to reduce the fishy smell of catfish.

  

  
• 2

  Prepare other ingredients

  Sour bamboo shoots should be washed 2 – 3 times with water to reduce sourness and saltiness, while washing, squeeze to remove excess water.

  Green onions and herbs should have the roots cut off, wilted leaves removed, then washed and drained, cut into bite-sized pieces about 1 finger length, separating the green onion heads and green onion leaves.

  Chili peppers should have their stems removed, washed and drained, then put into a mortar and pound finely along with the green onion heads.

  Tomatoes should be washed and drained, then cut into wedges.

  

  
• 3

  Cooking soup

  Place a pot on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil into the pot, heat over high flame, and wait for the oil to heat up before adding minced onion and chili into the pot, frying until fragrant and golden.

  When the onion is fragrant and golden, add tomatoes and fish, stir-frying briefly for about 3 minutes until the fish is firm, stirring gently to avoid breaking the fish.

  When the fish is firm and fragrant, season with a mixture of spices including: 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar into the pot, stirring well for the fish to absorb the spices, then remove the fish into a bowl.

  Continue to add 1 liter of filtered water into the pot and bring to a boil, then add the sour bamboo shoots into the pot.

  Season with a mixture of spices including: 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of salt, 2 teaspoons of monosodium glutamate, stir well and wait for the water to boil again.

  Then add the fish back, wait for it to boil for another 5 minutes until the fish is cooked, then taste and adjust the seasoning, add chopped green onion and herbs, then turn off the heat.

  

  

  

  
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  Final Product

  Serve the soup in a bowl, and the sour bamboo shoot fish soup is now complete, super delicious and appealing.

  The soup has a mild spiciness from the chili, sourness from the tomato and sour bamboo shoots, combined with the soft, fresh, and fatty sweet fish, making the dish more flavorful. You can also prepare a dipping sauce with chili to enjoy with the fish.