Sabao Fish Soup

Description

A bowl of Sabao Fish Soup (a Filipino-style soup done Chef Maka's way) is the perfect cure for whatever ails you.

1 hr

4 Servings

Ingredients

5 clove

garlic

inch ginger (peeled)

large onion

stalks lemongrass

canola oil

salt

pepper

Hawaiian chili peppers

2 Tbsp

patis

2 qt

water

1 lb

salmon bellies (cut into 1" pieces)

1/2 lb

easy peel shrimp (or 6 oz. dried shrimp (opai))

1/2 lb

Roma tomatoes (cut in half)

stalks green onion

1/4 cup

Thai basil

1 bunch

cilantro

1/4 cup

soy sauce

Prep Time:

1 hr

Total Time:

1 hr

Instructions

Slice the garlic, ginger and onion. Rinse and chop the lemongrass. Sauté the garlic, ginger, onion, and lemongrass in canola oil in a large pot until tender, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the chili peppers, patis, and water. Bring to a boil, then add the fish and shrimp. Add the tomatoes, green onions, basil, cilantro, and soy sauce. Set heat to medium and let simmer for 10 minutes. Shrimp is cooked when it turns red in color. Taste and add additional seasoning as desired. Enjoy with hot rice.

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