Cambodian Banana Blossom sour soup is delicious and easy to make at home. You need to soak the banana blossom after you cut it with water and vinegar or lime juice to prevent it from getting black color when you cook because banana blossom will turn dark after you cut it. You do the same with the green banana or banana tree (use the white part inside the banana tree) when you cook.
Cambodian Banana Blossom sour soup
Cambodian Banana Blossom sour soup is delicious and easy to make at home. You need to soak the banana blossom after you cut it with water and vinegar or lime juice to prevent it from getting black color when you cook because banana blossom will turn dark after you cut it.
2
servings30
minutes30
minutes487
kcal1
hourIngredients
1 small banana (about 3 cups sliced)
1/2 yellow bell pepper thinly sliced
1/2 red bell pepper thinly sliced
3 cups water
1 can chicken broth
8 oz (230 gram) of Tilapia or any white fish you can use Trey Cheur (dried fish) also
2 tablespoon kroeung with garlic and galangal in it
2 cloves garlic smashed
1 tablespoon tamarind powder
1 tablespoon prahok more or less up to you
Fish sauce or salt to taste
Handful Holy Basil
Directions
- On small banana peels the old leave out use only the younger leaves inside, thinly sliced (Soak with water and vinegar for at least 15 minutes)
- In a medium soup pot on high heat add water, chicken broth and garlic bring to a boil add kroeung and Tamarind before you add banana blossom to prevent the banana blossom turn black color to the soup.
- Now add the banana blossom and bell pepper cook until the banana blossom is soft
- Then add Prahok, Fresh fish, fish sauce or salt to your taste. Cook until the fish is done, if you use trey cheur do put it at the beginning with water and broth so the dried fish flavor will come out.
- Turn the heat off let it sit for 3 minutes with lid open then add the Holy Basil to the soup.
Notes
- Serve with cook rice and fresh chili.
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 2g
- Calories: 487kcal
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
- Sodium: 1155mg
- Carbohydrates: 73g
- Fiber: 8g
- Sugar: 34g
- Protein: 33g
