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Central Vietnamese Fish Soup

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course dinner, Soup
Cuisine Vietnamese
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb white fish fillets mildly sweet, lean and meaty
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 bunch rau ram (Vietnamese coriander) chopped
  • 1 small onion thinly sliced
  • 2 stalks lemongrass bruised

Instructions
 

  • Bring water to a boil in a large pot.
  • Add fish sauce, salt, and pepper to the boiling water.
  • Add lemongrass and onion to the pot.
  • Gently place the fish fillets into the pot.
  • Cook the fish for about 5-7 minutes, or until it is cooked through.
  • Remove the fish from the pot and set aside.
  • Add the rau ram to the pot and cook for about 1 minute.
  • Serve the fish with the broth and rau ram.
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