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Canh Mang Chua (Vietnamese Sour Bamboo Shoot Soup)

Name: Canh Mang Chua (Vietnamese Sour Bamboo Shoot Soup)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: bamboo shoots, sliced 400 g; pork belly, sliced 250 g; tomato, chopped 200 g; tamarind paste 20 g; onion, sliced 100 g; garlic, sliced 15 g; fish sauce 30 ml; caster sugar 10 g; water 800 ml; fresh herbs 20 g

A hot sour soup with bamboo shoots and tender pork.

45 minutes · 4 servings · Easy

Sour bamboo shoot soup is the taste of northern Vietnam, and the sourness of preserved shoots is something vinegar cannot fake convincingly. The shoot is soaked and rinsed first to control how sharp the finished bowl will be, which is the one part of this dish that needs a decision rather than a measurement. The pork is cooked until it gives way completely.

Ingredients

bamboo shoots, sliced400 g
pork belly, sliced250 g
tomato, chopped200 g
tamarind paste20 g
onion, sliced100 g
garlic, sliced15 g
fish sauce30 ml
caster sugar10 g
water800 ml
fresh herbs20 g

Directions

1
Fry the sliced onion and garlic 6 minutes, then add the tomato and cook 6 minutes.
2
Add the bamboo shoots and 800ml water and simmer 12 minutes.
3
Add the pork and tamarind paste and simmer 8 minutes until the pork reaches 74C at the centre.
the broth is hot and sour-tasting

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