Sweet, sour and spicy soup with water spinach and fish is delicious and easy to make at home. It is believes that it originates from Vietnam.
Servings
2
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
30
minutesCalories
598
kcalTotal time
0
minutesIngredients
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 cup fresh or frozen minced lemon grass
4 cups water
1 whole Asian catfish or Basa, approx 900 gram, clean and cut chunks
2 lbs (900 gram) of water spinach, cut about 2 or 3 inches in length, washed and drained
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon tamarind powder
1 cup chopped mix herbs ( rice paddy herb, saw leaves , and sweet basil leaves)
3 chopped hot chili pepper
Directions
- Pre-heat a large soup pot.
- When soup pot is hot, add oil, saute’ garlic till it turns brown but not burn, removed toasted garlic and set it a side.
- Add lemon grass in soup pot with hot oil, stirs well, add water and cook till water bubbling.
- Add fish in to boiling water, cook till fish tender then add water spinach, stirs.
- Seasoning with fish sauce, sugar and tamarind powder, stirs well.
- Top with chopped mix herbs, chili pepper and toasted garlic.
Recipe Video
Notes
- Serve hot with rice.
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 2g
- Calories: 598kcal
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Cholesterol: 106mg
- Sodium: 1607mg
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 5g
- Sugar: 28g
- Protein: 38g
