Canh Chua Ca Recipe- Vietnamese Sweet & Sour Fish Soup
Sweet and sour soup that is made from catfish, pork, and many typical Vietnamese vegetables.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb pork
- 1. Yellow onion Yellow onion
- 1 1/2 oz fresh tamarind
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 Can of pineapple 20 oz
- 1 inch ginger 1 inch in length
- 1 1/2 lb of catfish cut into pieces of 1 inch
- 8-10 oz elephant ear stem cut into chunks
- 3 tomatoes quartered
- 12 oz bean sprouts
- 1 teaspoon sugar granulated
- 1 oz rice paddy herb
Instructions
- Put the pork in the large soup pot. Fill with water to the point that it over the pork. Bring it to a boil, then let it simmer for ten minutes. Remove the pork, and discard the liquid. This will clean the pork. Rinse the pot, then return the meat. The pork should be covered with water that is fresh until it covers the meat. Bring the water to a boil.
- Add the onion, and cook until 1.5 hours. Be sure to check every 30 minutes for any impurities. Scoop away any you see.
- As the soup simmers while the soup is simmering, mix 1 cup of water and tamarind in a small pot. Bring it to a boil and allow it to boil for a while until the tamarind dissolves.
- You could accelerate this process using spoon's handle in order to break the tamarind. Put the crushed tamarind in the fine mesh sieve and into an ice-cold bowl. Set aside.
- Once the soup has simmered for 1.5 hours After that, add the ginger and pineapple into the soup. Let it simmer for another 20 minutes.
- Add the catfish to the pan and let it simmer for ten minutes or so until cooked to perfection.
- Finally, add the vegetables and the tamarind from step 3. Let the soup come to a simmer and serve it with white rice. Be sure that you taste the soup for the seasoning, and add salt if you find it bland.
Notes
- You can make any cut of pork that you prefer to cook this dish. I suggest making use of cuts of pork that have bones, such as bone in pork chops, or pork ribs.
- If you're unable to locate fresh tamarinds, I suggest you take half of a box of Tamarind soup mix.
- If you've got leftover soup ensure that you store the fish in a separate container in a separate container from your soup. If you let your fish inside the soup over night it will turn into mush.
- To add a bit of umami taste Serve this soup with portion of fish sauce to accompany the soup. The catfish can be dipped in the sauce made from fish.