Canh Chua Đầu Cá Trắm

Directions

  1. 1Prepare a pot of boiling water.
  2. 2Add ginger slices and white wine.
  3. 3Add the fish head and viscera.
  4. 4Scald the fish head and viscera to get rid of the fishy smell.
  5. 5Remove the fish from the pot.
  6. 6Add scallion infused oil.
  7. 7Add the fish fat and fry it.
  8. 8Remove the fat and reserve two ladles of oil.
  9. 9Add the shallots and fry until fragrant.
  10. 10Add the tomato wedges and saute.
  11. 11Add the fish head and viscera that had been scalded.
  12. 12Add bamboo shoots.
  13. 13Add water.
  14. 14Once the water boils, add pineapple, choysum, eggplant and green chili peppers.
  15. 15Season with seasoning powder, MSG, fish sauce, salt and sugar.
  16. 16Add lime juice.
  17. 17Serve into a bowl.

Ingredients

  • ginger slices
  • white wine
  • fish head and viscera
  • 2 tablespoons scallion infused oil
  • fish fat
  • 1 tablespoon shallots minced
  • 2 tomatoes cut into wedges
  • 200 grams bamboo shoots
  • 3 liters water
  • 100 grams pineapple cut into triangular slices
  • 2 pieces choysum
  • 2 pieces eggplant
  • 2 green chili peppers
  • 20 grams seasoning powder
  • 10 grams MSG
  • 50 grams fish sauce
  • 15 grams salt
  • 10 grams sugar
  • 1 fruit lime juice

Equipment

pottongs