Tonight's dinner

Burmese Mohinga Fish Noodle Soup

A fragrant fish-and-chickpea broth with rice noodles, egg, and lime makes a deeply comforting Burmese-style bowl.

  • 45 min
  • Serves 2
  • Fish

Burmese Mohinga Fish Noodle Soup, finished dish

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces firm white fish
  • 1 tablespoon neutral oil
  • 1/2 onion, sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 tablespoon chickpea flour
  • 3 cups fish or chicken stock
  • 4 ounces rice noodles
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • cilantro and crispy shallots, to finish

Steps

  1. Heat oil in a saucepan. Cook onion, garlic, ginger, and turmeric for 3 minutes until fragrant.
  2. Add stock and fish. Simmer 8 minutes until fish reaches 145°F, then lift it out and flake it into pieces.
  3. Whisk chickpea flour with 3 tablespoons cold water. Stir it into the broth and simmer 4 minutes until lightly thickened.
  4. Cook rice noodles according to package directions. Hard-cook the egg for 8 minutes, cool, peel, and halve.
  5. Return fish to the broth, season with fish sauce and lime, then ladle over noodles with egg, cilantro, and crispy shallots.

Allergen note: Contains fish and egg.

Use the listed quantities as a guide, adjust seasoning to taste, and cook proteins to a safe internal temperature.

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