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Vietnamese Chicken Or Shrimp Pineapple Soup

Here's how you make Vietnamese Chicken Or Shrimp Pineapple Soup
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 10m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/4 cup water, warm
  • 1 tablespoon tamarind (pulp)
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 pounds pineapple (1/2 fresh pineapple, cored and thinly sliced or 14 ounce can sugar-free pineapple chunks)
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 4 cups water
  • 1/2 pound shrimp (medium shelled and deveined, about 10 shrimp or 1/2 pound chicken breast, cubed)
  • 1 tomato, cut into 8 pieces
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce (or 1/2 teaspoon salt)
  • FOR GARNISH
  • 1 scallion, sliced
  • 5 sprigs cilantro
  • 1 red chile pepper, thinly sliced
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: In a small bowl, mix warm water and tamarind pulp.

  • Step 2: Mash tamarind with a small spoon to extract as much tamarind juice as possible. Set aside.

  • Step 3: In a small soup pot, heat oil and saute minced garlic until brown.

  • Step 4: Stir in pineapple and sugar.

  • Step 5: Add 4 cups water and bring to a boil.

  • Step 6: Add tamarind mixture, shrimp or chicken, tomato, and fish sauce or salt. Skim off foam and simmer for 5 minutes.

  • Step 7: Garnish with scallions, cilantro, and sliced red chile pepper.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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