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Mushrooms Canh Chua
🇻🇳 Vietnamese

Mushrooms Canh Chua

🇻🇳 Vietnamese

Sour-sweet-salty canh chua with mushrooms, pineapple and tamarind — Mekong delta in a bowl. 30 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 10 min Cook 20 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Tomato2
  • Garlic1, diced
  • Mint Leavessmall handful
  • Mushrooms400 g
  • White Pepper1/2 tsp
  • Bean Sprouts150 g
  • Shallots3 cloves, minced
  • Tamarind Paste3 tbsp
  • Stock or Broth1 litre
  • Pineapple200 g
  • Neutral Oil1 tbsp

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sweat the garlic in the Neutral Oil until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add the shallots and white pepper and cook for 30 seconds more.

  3. 3

    Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the mushrooms.

  4. 4

    Simmer gently until the mushrooms is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.

  5. 5

    Ladle into warm bowls and top each with mint leaves and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lime just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Cách Làm Canh Chua Thanh Mát Cho Mùa Hè (Chay) | VEGGIE SOUR BROTH FOR SUMMER (VIETNAMESE) | ASMR · on YouTube