Sour Fish Head Soup for One (Canh Chua Dau Ca

Yield: 4 Servings
Categories: Soups, Vietnamese, Seafood
Stephen Ceideburg
2Scallions, white part only, crushed with the side of a knife
Sprinkling of freshly ground black pepper
2tsSalt
2tbPlus 4 teaspoons fish sauce (nuoc mam)
1lgFish head or fish carcass, split down the center
1qtWater
1/2cCanned sliced sour bamboo
1/4Fresh pineapple, cut in a lengthwise section and sliced
1dsMSG (optional)
2tbMixed chopped fresh coriander (Chinese parsley) and green scallions
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