Photograph of the finished Snakehead Fish Soup with Water Celery

Vietnam · Canh cá lóc rau cần

Snakehead Fish Soup with Water Celery

40 min Hands-on time
EasyDifficulty
5 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Snakehead fish Snakehead fish 1 kg
  • Photograph of Water celery Water celery 600 g
  • Photograph of Tomato Tomato 4
  • Photograph of Ginger Ginger 40 g
  • Photograph of Shallots Shallots 1.6
  • Photograph of Fish sauce Fish sauce 60 ml
  • Photograph of Dill Dill 60 g
  • Photograph of Chilli Chilli 4
  • Photograph of Oil Oil 60 ml
  • Photograph of Steamed rice Steamed rice 800 g

Method

  1. 1 Clean the snakehead fish, toss it with salt and ginger, then rinse it again to remove the slime.
  2. 2 Boil the fish heads and bones with 800 ml of water for 15 minutes, then strain to obtain a sweet broth.
  3. 3 Reduce the water level to a simmer, then add the fish fillet and cook for 8 minutes without stirring.
  4. 4 Add the tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes before adding the chopped celery.
  5. 5 Celery only needs 40 seconds to cook through; cooking it longer will cause it to lose its aroma and turn yellow.

With an appliance

  • Oven 40 min

    Replace step 3: place the fish fillet in a heat-resistant pot of broth, cover, and simmer on the middle rack of a 170-degree oven for 8 minutes; steps 4 and 5 are still done on the stovetop, only cooking the celery for 40 seconds.

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