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Sour Fish Head Soup (canh Chua Dau Ca)

Make Sour Fish Head Soup (canh Chua Dau Ca) at home with Salt, Plus Fish Sauce, Water, Canned Sliced Sour Bamboo, and D Msg. Serves 4. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

Ingredients

• 2 tsp
• 2 tbsp
• 1
• 1 qt
• 1/2 cup
• 1/4
• 1
• 2 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Sprinkle the scallions, black pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, and 4 teaspoons fish sauce over the fish head.

2. 2

   Allow to stand for 10 to 15 minutes.

3. 3

   Bring 1 quart of water to a boil and drop in the sour bamboo and pineapple slices.

4. 4

   Cook at a lively boil for 5 minutes.

5. 5

   Drop fish head into the actively boiling water and, keeping at a boil, add the 2 tablespoons fish sauce, remaining teaspoon salt, and a dash of MSG.

6. 6

   Boil the fish head for a total of 10 minutes.

7. 7

   Transfer to a soup tureen, sprinkle on the coriander and scallion green, and serve.

8. 8

   This is real good with chunks of catfish, shrimp, whatever...

9. 9

   Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; December 28 1991.