Sweet and Sour Vietnamese Fish Soup "Canh Chua"

Sweet and Sour Vietnamese Fish Soup "Canh Chua"

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Fresh, clean flavors and a balance between sweet and sour characterize this traditional Vietnamese fish soup. Rice adds a bit of substance but feel free to serve it in the same bowl as the soup or on...

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Cooking tools:

  • Dutch oven
  • Saucepan
  • Rice cooker
  • Wooden spoon
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Stove
  • Microwave
  • Colander
  • Ladle
  • Serving bowl
  • Airtight container
  • Refrigerator

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Rice, uncooked white or brown
  • 1/2 Onions, medium, thinly sliced
  • 2 stalks Green onions, chopped, white and green parts separate
  • 1 Limes, wedges
  • 1 lb Tilapia, 1" / 2.5cm cubes (sub any white fish)
  • 2 Tomatoes, plum or Roma, diced
  • 3/4 cup Pineapple, diced fresh or frozen
  • 1 cup Okra, frozen and sliced (sub frozen, diced green beans)
  • 1 Tbsp Oil, cooking
  • 1/4 tsp Cumin
  • 1/4 tsp Red pepper flakes (opt)
  • 4 cups Water
  • 2 Tbsp Tamarind concentrate (find this at an international market or on Amazon)
  • 1 Tbsp Soy sauce, low-sodium
  • 2 tsp Fish sauce
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1 cup Mung bean sprouts (opt)

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