How to Cook Delicious Sour Bamboo Shoot Soup with Salmon that Stimulates the Taste Buds

How to make sour bamboo shoot salmon soup

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  Prepare and marinate the fish

  After purchasing, thaw the salmon fins and belly, then wash them with rice water and a little salt. Rub the fish for about 5 minutes and then rinse it with clean water.

  How to clean fish fins and belly, removing fishy smell:

  • Method 1: To eliminate the fishy smell of the salmon fins and belly, in addition to washing the fish with rice water and salt, you can also wash the fish with vinegar, alcohol, or lemon juice, then rinse with clean water.
  • Method 2: Cleaning the scales stuck to the belly will also effectively remove the fishy smell.

  After preparation, the fish will be marinated with 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning granules, and 1 teaspoon of ground pepper, mixed well, and marinated for about 15 – 20 minutes.

  

  

  

  
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  Prepare the remaining ingredients

  Sour bamboo should be rinsed once with water and then drained using a colander, cut into bite-sized pieces.

  Wash the tomatoes and cut them into wedges. Clean the spring onions, remove any bad leaves, discard the roots, then cut half of the spring onions into pieces and chop the rest finely. Peel the purple onion and then slice it.

  

  

  

  
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  Cook sour bamboo shoot soup with salmon

  Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil into the pot, heat the oil, and sauté the shallots until fragrant.

  Next, add the sour bamboo shoots and half of the prepared tomatoes, stir-fry quickly over high heat for about 1 minute, then add about 1.5 liters of boiling water into the pot.

  To enhance the flavor of the broth, add 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning powder, and 1/2 tablespoon of salt. Bring the water to a rolling boil.

  Once the water is boiling, add all the marinated salmon fins into the pot.

  Note: Do not pour the marinating liquid from the fish into the soup as it will make your broth cloudy and have an unpleasant fishy smell.

  Simmer over medium heat for about 7 minutes, then add the remaining tomatoes, cook until the broth comes to a boil again, then add all the green onions, add 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, and adjust the seasoning before turning off the heat and enjoying.

  

  

  

  
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  Final Product

  So you now have a delicious and nutritious sour bamboo shoot soup with salmon. The clear broth has a light sour taste, while the salmon is rich, soft, and sweet, and the bamboo shoots are crispy and crunchy. You can enjoy this soup with fresh noodles or hot rice; both are very tasty.