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Sweet and sour fish soup

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast Asian recipe for sweet and sour fish soup
Sweet and sour fish soup

Sweet and sour fish soup

William Meppem

Canh chua ca

Ingredients

Method

Main

1.Combine tamarind pulp and ½ cup boiling water in a small bowl, set aside for 5 minutes, then press through a sieve, reserving paste and discarding seeds.
2.Combine fish stock, tamarind paste, fish sauce, palm sugar and garlic in a large saucepan and simmer over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Add okra, pineapple and flathead, then cook for 2-3 minutes or until fish is just cooked through.
3.Add tomato, chillies and lime juice to soup and stir to combine, then cook for another 1-2 minutes or until tomato is soft. Season to taste, then ladle soup among bowls and serve immediately, scattered with herbs, with extra herbs and lime wedges passed separately.

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