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Asian Salmon-and-Rice Soup

  • SERVINGS: 4
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Recipe

Ingredients

  1. 3/4 cup long-grain rice
  2. 1 1/2 pounds salmon fillet, skin removed, fish cut into 8 pieces
  3. 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  4. 1 tablespoon Asian sesame oil
  5. 10 cilantro stems, chopped, plus 1 cup cilantro leaves for garnish
  6. 1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
  7. 1 teaspoon salt
  8. 2 cups canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock
  9. 4 cups water
  10. 3 scallions including green tops, chopped

Directions

  1. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Stir in the rice and boil until almost tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
  2. Coat the salmon with the soy sauce and sesame oil.
  3. In a large pot, combine the cooked rice, the cilantro stems, the ginger, salt, broth, and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.
  4. Add the salmon to the pot. Simmer, covered, until the salmon is just done, about 5 minutes. Remove the cilantro stems. Serve the soup garnished with the cilantro leaves and scallions.

Notes

    We used long-grain rice for our soup. In China and Japan, it would be made with short-grain, which is starchier and dissolves into the soup more readily. If you want to go the short-grain route, arborio is readily available.

Wine

Pairing this soup with wine may be a bit of a stretch. A lager beer is a much better choice. Best of all: small flasks of warm, tangy sake.

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Posted by: DesertDog on October 2, 2008

Posted by: KUMZ on September 27, 2008

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this was super easy to make and absolutely delicious.

Posted by: iheartavocados on August 13, 2007

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