Coriander Cilantro Fish Ball Noodle Soup Food

CORIANDER (CILANTRO) FISH BALL SOUP

Steps:

• Place stock, ginger, star anise, soy sauce,sugar, garlic and half the green chilli in a saucepan. Bring to the boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes or until slightly reduced.
• Meanwhile, place fish, coriander, lime rind, garlic in a food processor. Season with salt and pepper. Process until combined. Roll heaped tablespoons of mixture into balls.
• Place noodles in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand for 5 to 7 minutes or until tender. Using a fork, separate noodles. Drain.
• Strain stock mixture into a bowl. Return to pan over medium heat. Add fish balls to stock mixture. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, then add the broccoli florets through. Cook for two minutes, then add the asparagus, cook a minute more, then lastly dd snow peas. Cook for 1 minute or until tender.
• Divide noodles between bowls. Ladle soup, vegetables and fish balls over noodles. Top with coriander and serve with a lime wedge.

MANGO AND CORIANDER (CILANTRO) SAUCE -FOR FISH OR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Use a food processor or stick blender to pulp the mango. Can also mash by hand and force through a strainer.
• Heat the oil in a small saucepan and then saute the onion until soft. Add the chicken stock and stir through.
• Add the mango pulp, the balsamic vinegar, pepper. Continue to stir over medium heat for a couple of minutes.
• Add the coriander and heat through thoroughly. The sauce can be reheated if ready before your fish or chicken.
• Serve over fish or chicken. Some veges or rice on the side.
• My photo shows basa fillet, sprinkled with all-seasoning cooked at 180°C (fan-forced) in the oven for 20 minutes. Use 200°C if not using a fan-forced oven. Topped with sauce and some steamed veges.

CORIANDER (CILANTRO) AND COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the chicken stock, tom yum cube, ginger, spring onions/scallions, chillies, lemon grass and garlic together.
• Simmer gently for 30 minutes.
• Strain the mixture, and liquidize with the coriander/cilantro stalks, lime juice, fish sauec and coconut milk.
• Return to the pan, reheat and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
• Strain once more and return to the rinsed out pot.
• Add cream, and finely chopped coriander/cilantro to the soup and heat through once more.
• Ladle into bowls and serve immediately.

CURRIED SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH FRESH CORIANDER (CILANTRO)

Steps:

• In a large pot on low heat, warm olive oil with the spices (chili flakes, cumin, curry, corriander, onion powder).
• Stir to form paste. DO NOT let the mixture burn!
• Add onions, shallots, green onion and garlic. Mix so that nothing burns. This will take maybe five minutes.
• Add half of the chopped corriander.
• Rinse split peas in cold water, drain and add to pot. Stir immediately.
• Turn heat to high.
• Add the water and stir well.
• Cover, bring to a boil for 10 minutes then turn heat to medium-low for another 50 minutes, stirring every few minutes.
• Add the rest of the cilantro in the last 15 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve or pack away for freezing.