Canh Chua (Vietnamese Sour Soup)

Name: Canh Chua (Vietnamese Sour Soup)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 400g firm white fish, sliced; 200g fresh pineapple, chunked; 3 tomatoes, quartered; 100g bean sprouts; 3 tbsp tamarind paste; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp sugar; 1L water; 3 cloves garlic, minced; fresh dill and spring onion to serve

A sweet and sour soup from the Mekong Delta, simmering fish with pineapple, tomato and tangy tamarind for a bright broth.

Total time

30 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Vietnamese

gluten-free

Ingredients

400gfirm white fish, sliced

200gfresh pineapple, chunked

3tomatoes, quartered

100gbean sprouts

3 tbsptamarind paste

3 tbspfish sauce

1 tbspsugar

1Lwater

3 clovesgarlic, minced

fresh dill and spring onionto serve

Instructions

Bring water to boil.

Add tamarind paste, fish sauce and sugar.

Add garlic and pineapple. Simmer 5 minutes.

Add tomatoes and fish. Simmer gently 5 minutes.

Add bean sprouts, cook 1 minute.

Scatter dill and spring onion. Serve with steamed rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

185

Protein

21.8g

Fat

1.4g

Carbs

22.8g

Fiber

2.8g

Sodium

941mg

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