CATFISH STEAK SOUR SOUP

Ingredients (Serves 4) 

• 2 lbs of catfish steaks, washed with salt, cleaned, and let dry 
• 5 cups of water 
• ½ can of pineapple chunks, 4 oz, 567 g (including the juice) 
• 15 medium cherry tomatoes 
• 1½ cups of bean spout 
• ¼ cup of Asian basil, chopped into small pieces 
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil 
• 1 tablespoon of fish sauce 
• 3 tablespoons of sugar 
• 2 fresh red chilies, sliced 
• 4 teaspoons of tamarind soup base mix 
• 1½ teaspoons of chicken soup base mix 
• 6 cloves of garlic, finely chopped

Procedures

1. Heat the oil in a medium frying pan. Add garlic and stir until golden (high heat). 
2. Take out the golden garlic and transfer to a small bowl. 
3. Fry the fish in the just-used frying pan for 2 minutes each side (medium heat). Transfer the fish to a large dish. 
4. Pour 5 cups of water into a medium soup pot to boil. 
5. Add pineapple to the boiling water and cook for about 10 minutes (medium heat). 
6. Add sugar, soup base, tamarind, fish sauce, and tomatoes, and taste it while it is boiling. 
7. Add the fried fish, bean sprout, fresh red chilies, golden garlic, and mint.  Serve the soup in a hot pot or big bowl.