Tamarind Broth with Mud Fish and Elephant Ear Stems: Canh Chua Ca Loc - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
This Tamarind Broth with Mud Fish and Elephant Ear Stems: Canh Chua Ca Loc is a PCOS-friendly recipe.
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 ounces tamarind pulp*
- 6 cups cold water
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 3 1/2 ounces sliced pineapple
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1 (14 to 17 1/2-ounce) mud fish or silver perch, cut into 1/2-inch thick cutlets
- 2 tomatoes, sliced into wedges
- 2 ounces elephant ear stems, peeled and sliced*
- 2 ounces fresh okra, sliced
- 2 ounces bean sprouts
- 1 bunch rice paddy herb, sliced*
- 1 bunch sawtooth coriander, sliced*
- 1/2 teaspoon fried sliced red Asian shallots*
- 1/2 teaspoon fried garlic chips
- 1 chile, sliced
- Steamed jasmine rice or vermicelli noodles, to serve
- *Can be found at specialty Asian markets and online.
Instructions
- Dissolve the tamarind pulp in 1 cup warm water. Work the pulp into the water until it is dissolved and then strain the liquid through a fine sieve, discarding the pulp.
- Combine the tamarind liquid with 6 cups of cold water, fish sauce, pineapple, and sugar in a large clay pot and bring to the boil. Add the fish pieces to the pot and return to the boil skimming and discarding any impurities as it cooks.
- Then add the tomato, elephant ear stem, okra, and bean sprouts to the pot and return to the boil again.
- Garnish with the rice paddy herb, sawtooth coriander, fried red Asian shallots, fried garlic, and chile.
- Serve with steamed jasmine rice or vermicelli noodles.
- NotesBefore using clay pots, submerge the pot in cold water for 24 hours to prevent the pot from cracking over high heat.
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