Hot And Sour Catfish Soup Food

HOT AND SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• Put the wood ears in a small bowl and cover with boiling water. Let stand for 30 minutes to reconstitute. Drain and rinse the wood ears; discard any hard clusters in the centers.
• Heat the oil in a wok or large pot over medium-high flame. Add the ginger, chili paste, wood ears, bamboo shoots, and pork; cook and stir for 1 minute to infuse the flavor. Combine the soy sauce, vinegar, salt, pepper, and sugar in a small bowl, pour it into the wok and toss everything together - it should smell really fragrant. Pour in the Chinese Chicken Stock, bring the soup to a boil, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the tofu and cook for 3 minutes.
• Dissolve the cornstarch in the water and stir until smooth. Mix the slurry into the soup and continue to simmer until the soup thickens. Remove the soup from the heat and stir in 1 direction to get a current going, then stop stirring. Slowly pour in the beaten eggs in a steady stream and watch it spin around and feather in the broth (it should be cooked almost immediately.) Garnish the hot and sour soup with chopped green onions and cilantro before serving.
• Put the chicken in a large stockpot and place over medium heat. Toss in the green onions, garlic, ginger, onion, and peppercorns. Pour about 3 quarts of cold water into the pot to cover the chicken by 1-inch. Simmer gently for 1 hour, uncovered, skimming off the foam on the surface periodically.
• Carefully remove the chicken from the pot and pass the stock through a strainer lined with cheesecloth to remove the solids and excess fat. Cool the chicken stock to room temperature before storing in the refrigerator, or chill it down over ice first.
• Yield: About 2 quarts

CATFISH SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in the bottom of a large soup pan. Add chopped onions and saute until tender.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer over medium low heat until catfish is almost ready to fall apart, 2-3 hours.
• Serve hot.

HOT AND SOUR CATFISH SOUP

Steps:

• Cut catfish into large chunks (2 bites per piece).
• Place in dutch oven and add all ingredients from Scallions to Lemon Juice.
• Stir mixture to coat fish and let marinade for 10-15 minutes.
• Cook fish and marinade mixture over medium heat for 5-7 minutes.
• Stir mixture and cook 2 minutes more.
• Add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
• Boil 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Lower heat to simmer and add celery, sprouts, cumin and cilantro.
• Simmer for 3-5 minutes.
• Spoon fish soup over rice if desired, and enjoy.

CATFISH SOUP

Steps:

• Place cans of mushroom soup in large saucepan.
• Add milk and cream.
• Cut catfish into small pieces. Add to soup.
• Add carrots and corn (if using).
• Stir and heat thoroughly.
• Serve.

CANH CHUA CA - HOT SOUR FISH SOUP W/ PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Cut the midsection of the lemongrass into 1-2 inch pieces and smash them to release the aromatics.
• Heat the oil in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat.
• add the garlic, onion, lemongrass and galangal.
• saute 2-3 minutes or until the onion is soft but not brown.
• Add the pineapple, bamboo shoots, and mushrooms.
• cook while stirring for about 1 minute.
• Add the chicken (or fish) stock and turn the heat to high.
• Once it's boiling, add the tamarind, fish sauce, sugar, and salt.
• Stir well. Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Add the catfish and boil gentle for about 5 minutes, until the fish is opaque.
• Add the bean sprouts, mint, and green onion to the individual bowls.
• Ladle soup on top.
• Garnish with Cilantro and Serrano Chiles.