Soc Trang Fermented Fish Noodle Soup

Method

1. 1 Cook the fish paste with water until the fish meat dissolves completely, then strain it through a sieve, keeping only the clear liquid.
2. 2 Simmer the strained fish sauce with crushed lemongrass, skimming off the foam to make the broth clear.
3. 3 Boil the snakehead fish until just cooked, remove the flesh and discard all the bones.
4. 4 Add the shrimp to the broth and season to taste.
5. 5 Pour broth over the rice noodles, arrange the fish and shrimp on top, and serve with banana blossoms, shredded water spinach, and sawtooth coriander.

With an appliance

• Microwave 1 hr 20 min

  Replace step 1: Stir the fish sauce with water in a loosely covered deep bowl at 700W for 8 minutes, stirring at the 4th minute, then strain thoroughly. Keep steps 2 to 5 as the fish and shrimp need to be cooked separately to the correct degree.