Fried garlic and ginger, fresh tomatoes cooked a few minutes until they release their juice, then stock, fish sauce, sugar and hot pepper brought to a gentle simmer: a thin broth that the fish cooks in.
Heat the olive oil in a wide pan over medium heat.
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Add and fry 5–8 minutes, stirring now and then, until the onion is soft and translucent and starts to turn golden at the edges. If it browns too fast, lower the heat.
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💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
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Add the garlic and ginger and fry about 30 seconds to 1 minute, just until fragrant. Don't let the garlic brown.
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To assemble
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Add the tomatoes and cook for 5–6 minutes, crushing with a wooden spoon, until it softens and releases its juice.
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Add the stock, bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 3 minutes.
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99calories
2 gprotein
6 gcarbs
8 gfat
● protein 7%● carbs 24%● fat 68%
Per serving (224 g), of 4 servings
For the Fried onion · To assemble ·
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⚖ About the ingredients
Garlic: measured in pieces: one ≈ 5 g · 149 kcal per 100 g · More about Garlic →
Olive oil: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 884 kcal per 100 g · More about Olive oil →
Fresh ginger: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 80 kcal per 100 g · More about Fresh ginger →
Tomatoes: measured in pieces: one ≈ 150 g · 18 kcal per 100 g · More about Tomatoes →
Vegetable stock: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 240 g · 12 kcal per 100 g · More about Vegetable stock →
🔧 Tools needed (3) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Frying pan· Also works: Wok (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
Wooden spoon· Also works: Silicone spatula (None) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (a regular spoon gets hot)
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