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Filipino Sardine and Misua Soup

菲律賓茄汁沙甸魚麵線

Filipino Sardine and Misua Soup — finished dish

Total time: 28 min
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

Tomato sardines and misua make a lightly tangy noodle soup with visible fish pieces, not a loofah-meatball soup.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

310 g canned sardines in tomato sauce (2 x 155 g cans)
120 g misua wheat vermicelli
120 g tomato
80 g onion
2 cloves garlic
2 stalks spring onions

Soup seasoning

900 ml water
1 tbsp cooking oil
0.25 tsp ground black pepper
0.25 tsp salt

Filipino Sardine and Misua Soup — ingredients

02

Tools

kitchen knife
cutting board
mixing bowl
measuring spoons
lidded pot
spatula
measuring jug
ladle
serving bowls
can opener

Filipino Sardine and Misua Soup — tools

03

Steps

Filipino Sardine and Misua Soup — Wash and dice the tomato; finely dice the onion

Step 1

Wash and dice the tomato; finely dice the onion

Wash and dice the tomato; finely dice the onion.

Filipino Sardine and Misua Soup — Mince garlic; separate the spring-onion whites and greens

Step 2

Mince garlic; separate the spring-onion whites and greens

Mince garlic; separate the spring-onion whites and greens.

Filipino Sardine and Misua Soup — Open the sardines and keep all the tomato sauce and fish pieces

Step 3

Open the sardines and keep all the tomato sauce and fish pieces

Open the sardines and keep all the tomato sauce and fish pieces.

Filipino Sardine and Misua Soup — Heat oil in the pot over medium heat and cook onion for two minutes

Step 4

Heat oil in the pot over medium heat and cook onion for two minutes

Heat oil in the pot over medium heat and cook onion for two minutes.

Filipino Sardine and Misua Soup — Add garlic and spring-onion whites; stir for thirty seconds

Step 5

Add garlic and spring-onion whites; stir for thirty seconds

Add garlic and spring-onion whites; stir for thirty seconds.

Filipino Sardine and Misua Soup — Add tomato and cook for three minutes until juicy

Step 6

Add tomato and cook for three minutes until juicy

Add tomato and cook for three minutes until juicy.

Filipino Sardine and Misua Soup — Add water and the canned tomato sauce; stir and bring to a boil

Step 7

Add water and the canned tomato sauce; stir and bring to a boil

Add water and the canned tomato sauce; stir and bring to a boil.

Filipino Sardine and Misua Soup — Lower to medium-low, add sardine pieces and simmer three minutes

Step 8

Lower to medium-low, add sardine pieces and simmer three minutes

Lower to medium-low, add sardine pieces and simmer three minutes.

Filipino Sardine and Misua Soup — Add pepper; taste before deciding whether salt is needed

Step 9

Add pepper; taste before deciding whether salt is needed

Add pepper; taste before deciding whether salt is needed.

Filipino Sardine and Misua Soup — Scatter misua into the boiling soup and loosen gently

Step 10

Scatter misua into the boiling soup and loosen gently

Scatter misua into the boiling soup and loosen gently.

Filipino Sardine and Misua Soup — Cook just until done according to the packet, without breaking the fish

Step 11

Cook just until done according to the packet, without breaking the fish

Cook just until done according to the packet, without breaking the fish.

Filipino Sardine and Misua Soup — Divide among four bowls, add spring-onion greens and serve hot

Step 12

Divide among four bowls, add spring-onion greens and serve hot

Divide among four bowls, add spring-onion greens and serve hot.

Common mistakes

Canned sauce and misua are already salty; adding salt before tasting can over-season the soup.

Tips

Misua absorbs liquid quickly, so add it last and serve immediately.