Snakehead Fish Soup with Water Celery

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.