
Delightful Salmon Sour Soup Recipe for Kids - A Tasty Daily Dish Made from Fish
Preparation and Cooking Time: 45-50 minutes
If you want to make salmon head sour soup, follow the same steps.
1. Ingredients for Cooking Salmon Sour Soup
- Salmon: 500g
- Tomatoes: 200g
- Bamboo shoots: 30g
- Lima beans: 100g
- Sour bamboo shoots: 1 small bowl
- Lime juice: 5ml
- Bean sprouts: 20g
- Pineapple (ripe): 50g
- Seasonings: chili, scallions, broth powder, garlic, shallots, coriander, bamboo shoots

Ingredients for salmon sour soup
Notes when choosing salmon: Choose fish with a slightly greenish silver color, and the fish meat retains its natural pink-orange color. If the fish has eyes, they should be clear, not cloudy.
2. Simple and easy homemade salmon sour soup recipe
To cook delicious and flavorful salmon sour soup with bamboo shoots, aside from having all the fresh ingredients mentioned above, you also need to know the steps to make salmon sour soup for a tasty, sweet, and non-fishy outcome. The simple recipe is outlined below:
Step 1: Prepare the salmon
- Clean the fish with salt and a bit of white wine to eliminate the fishy odor.
- For the fillet: Cut into thin slices, 1.5-2cm thick.
- For the fish head: Divide it into 4-6 small pieces to enhance the sweetness when added to the broth.
- Before cooking, marinate the fish head with salt, fish sauce, minced garlic, and finely chopped green chili.

Preparing salmon for cooking
Step 2: Prepare other ingredients
- Finely chop the prepared ingredients: Pineapple, coriander, tomatoes, bamboo shoots, lima beans.
- For this salmon sour soup recipe, it's advisable to wash the bamboo shoots with water for hygiene and to reduce their sour taste in the soup.

Finely chop the herbs for making salmon sour soup
Step 3: Cook salmon sour soup
- Pour 1.5-2 liters of water into a stainless steel pot and bring it to a boil. When the water starts simmering (around 90 degrees Celsius), add the salmon head.
- As the water begins to boil, skim off the foam on the surface with a ladle and discard it.
- Next, boil the salmon head for about 15 minutes to enhance the broth's sweetness, then add the fish meat.
- Once the water is boiling, add the seasonings: lime juice + pineapple + tomatoes + lima beans + bamboo shoots + coriander.
- Adjust fish sauce, broth powder, and chili to taste. Boil for about 10 minutes, then turn off the heat and add the bean sprouts.

Executing the method of cooking salmon head sour soup
3. Finished product: Salmon sour soup
So there you have it, the salmon sour soup is ready to be served. Sprinkle some pepper and a bit of cilantro on top, and enjoy.
Delicious salmon sour soup has a distinct fragrance, devoid of any fishy taste but exuding the aromatic essence of cooked salmon, the scent of coriander, and the sweetness of pineapple blending with the gentle sourness of bamboo shoots and tomatoes. The salmon head, with its added cartilage, provides a uniquely satisfying and rich texture, ensuring each bite is flavorful and refreshing.

Finished product: Salmon sour soup for pregnant women and kids, tasty and non-fishy - a daily favorite for many
It's recommended to enjoy salmon sour soup when it's hot, dipping it in fish sauce with a bit of finely chopped chili for the best taste. The savory and spicy flavor of the fish sauce with chili complements the sweet taste of salmon perfectly.
4. Secrets to cooking delicious, non-fishy salmon sour soup
To eliminate the fishy odor of salmon, pay attention to the following:
- Ensure the salmon is fresh, clean, and odor-free before cooking to avoid any fishiness. Especially, clean the dark blood inside the fish thoroughly.
- Eating salmon sour soup while hot reduces the fishy taste, so enjoy this dish while it's still warm.
- Salmon cooks quickly; prolonged cooking can make it mushy and lose its texture, so add the fish last and cook until just done for the best taste.
- Don't simmer the salmon sour soup for too long, as it can make the ingredients mushy and lose their natural crunch.
- Season with fish sauce only after turning off the heat to avoid an overly strong and non-fragrant taste.

How to cook non-fishy salmon sour soup
So, with these 3 simple steps, the article has guided you on how to cook salmon sour soup that is flavorful, non-fishy, and straightforward to include in your daily menu for the whole family. From this recipe, you can also try making salmon head sour soup using water spinach instead of sour bamboo shoots.
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