Fish soup with bambangan shoots

Fish soup with bambangan shoots

Main dishes

A light fish soup made with Basung fish, cooked in water with young Bambangan leaves, a fruit-bearing tree from Malaysia. Ready in just 15 minutes.

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The tender shoots of bambangan add a fresh and slightly acidic flavor to this broth. It’s a quick and easy dish to prepare daily.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodBoiling
  • Estimated cost$0.13 $0.04 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.

Ingredients

3 people
  • $0.13

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. Remove the fish from its packaging and clean it thoroughly, making sure to remove all traces of blood. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cut the bambangan shoots to the desired length. ≈ 8 min
  3. Heat the oil in a saucepan, along with some onions if you like.
  4. Pour the water into the saucepan. ≈ 3 min
  5. Place the bambangan shoots at the bottom of the saucepan before adding the fish. ≈ 3 min
  6. Wait for it to boil, then add salt and the ajinomoto to taste.
  7. Cook until the fish is done, and serve immediately, while still hot.

The bill

Fish soup with bambangan shoots

  • cooking oil$0.13

Total$0.13

that's $0.04 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Fresh bassung fish, 1 piece, gutted and cleaned
  • Young bambangan shoots, in any quantity desired
  • cooking oil
  • 400 ml of water (equivalent to 2 bowls)
  • salt and ajinomoto, to taste
  • Finely chopped onion, optional

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