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Canh chua gà lá giang, sour chicken soup with lá giang leaves

Canh chua gà lá giang, sour chicken soup with lá giang leaves

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A traditional Vietnamese family soup: chicken sautéed with garlic and then simmered, balanced with the acidity of rau giang leaves, seasoned with nước mắm…

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Recipe from w>Phuonghongngoc, w>Wantran95, w>Alphama and 10 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The leaves of lá giang, a sour-tasting vine, give this soup its characteristic sweet-and-sour flavor. This family dish from central Vietnam is now eaten throughout the country.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.36
  • $0.06
  • $0.27

Directions

  1. Cut the chicken into small pieces, wash it, drain it, and season it with salt, pepper, and a little fish sauce. ≈ 8 min
  2. Remove any damaged stems and leaves from the lá giang, wash it, and squeeze out the excess water. Wash the rau om and cut it into pieces. ≈ 8 min
  3. First, sauté the garlic in the oil, then quickly cook the chicken.
  4. Cover and let simmer gently.
  5. Bring to a boil, then add the lá giang leaves, gently crushing them, and season with nước mắm (fish sauce), salt, and sugar.
  6. Serve very hot in bowls, garnished with raw shrimp, and with a spicy fish sauce. ≈ 2 min

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 1 small chicken, cut into pieces
  • 2 handfuls of la giang leaves
  • 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon of oil
  • Fish sauce (a fermented fish sauce)
  • salt, sugar, and pepper
  • 1 bundle of wild rice
  • Spicy fish sauce, for serving

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