Mai Loan-Bass’s Vietnamese Sweet-And-Sour Soup

Name: Mai Loan-Bass’s Vietnamese Sweet-And-Sour Soup
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Four servings
Cuisine: vietnamese
Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves; 3 1/2 cups basic chicken broth (see recipe); 2 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar, or fresh lemon or lime juice; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 1/4 tablespoons oyster sauce or fish sauce; 1 small onion, thinly sliced; 1 medium carrot, thinly sliced; 3/4 cup sliced bamboo shoots; 1 small zucchini, thinly sliced; 1/4 pound medium-sized raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, sliced in half lengthwise; 1 cup fresh mung bean sprouts; 6 to 8 fresh mint leaves, minced; 1 green chili pepper, seeded and thinly sliced; Freshly ground black pepper to taste

By Molly O’Neill

Updated Sept. 29, 2020

Total Time: About 30 minutes
Rating: 4(13)
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Ingredients

Yield:Four servings

2garlic cloves
3½cups basic chicken broth (see recipe)
2½tablespoons white vinegar, or fresh lemon or lime juice
2tablespoons sugar
1¼tablespoons oyster sauce or fish sauce
1small onion, thinly sliced
1medium carrot, thinly sliced
¾cup sliced bamboo shoots
1small zucchini, thinly sliced
¼pound medium-sized raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, sliced in half lengthwise
1cup fresh mung bean sprouts
6 to 8fresh mint leaves, minced
1green chili pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
Freshly ground black pepper to taste

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Preparation

Step 1
Rub the two garlic cloves with oil and roast in a shallow pan at 400 degrees until golden, about 15 minutes. Cool, then peel, mince and set aside.
Step 2
In a saucepan, heat the chicken stock with the vinegar, sugar and oyster or fish sauce. Just before it reaches the boiling point, add the onion, carrot, bamboo shoots, zucchini and shrimp. Simmer until the shrimps turn pink and are cooked, about three to five minutes.
Step 3
Place the raw bean sprouts in four warm soup bowls and add the hot soup. Garnish with mint leaves, roasted garlic and sliced chili pepper. Season with black pepper to taste.

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Danielle1 year ago

This def needed more seasoning. Of all kinds. I added red chili paste and that still wasn't enough to punch this up. It tastes fine, but wasn't as good as other sweet and sour soups I've had

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