The EASIEST Canh Chua Recipe Ever! | Quốc Việt Foods Soup Base

tamarind paste

🥗Healthier: lime juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lime juice and vinegar can provide acidity, but with different flavor profiles.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is a plant-based alternative, while salt is a basic seasoning.

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Chicken is leaner, and tofu is a budget-friendly protein.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is a cost-effective seafood alternative.

Prepare 2 tilapia fillets and marinate them with 2 tablespoons of kokka tamarind soup base.

Heat up 2 ounces of oil in a pan and sear the tilapia on both sides.

Add minced garlic to the pan and sauté with the tilapia fillets, being careful not to burn the garlic.

Heat up cooking oil in a large pot and add 4 sliced shallots.

When the oil is hot, sauté the sliced shallots until they're golden brown.

Add 1 pound of tomato wedges to the pot and stir fry.

Add 2 cups of cute pineapples to the pot and stir fry.

Add 1 tablespoon of tamarind soup base, then cover and cook for 5 minutes on medium heat.

After 5 minutes, add 1 gallon of water to start forming the broth.

Add sliced okras, 4 stalks of sliced asparagus, and 4 stalks of diagonally sliced celery to the pot.

Add 10 tablespoons of tamarind soup base, cover, and bring to a boil.

Add the seared tilapia from earlier to the pot, skimming the broth at the top to serve.

Prepare 1 pound of bean sprouts and vermicelli noodles according to package instructions.

Assemble the bean sprouts into a bowl, ladling the hot broth, vegetables, and fish on top.

Cooking Techniques

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