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30-minute Salmon Noodle Soup
5 from 3 votes

30-minute Salmon Noodle Soup

This Salmon Noodle Soup features vermicelli noodles with a light yet flavorful Vietnamese-style broth and medium-cooked salmon chunks. It is delicious, healthy and ready in just 30 minutes.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 320 kcal
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: Vietnamese

Ingredients

  • 3 dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 3 1/2 cups chicken stock or fish stock, vegetable broth, low-sodium
  • 2 tomato about 1/3 lb, small or medium, cut into wedges
  • 2 lemongrass just white and light green part, slightly bruised
  • ginger 1-inch piece, lightly peeled
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • rice vermicelli noodles (2 servings)
  • 2/3 lb salmon fillet
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • scallion to serve, thinly sliced

Instructions

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  1. Cover dried shiitake mushrooms in hot water for 2-3 minutes to rehydrate. After that, remove from the soaking water and rinse.
  2. Add stock to a pot, together with dried shiitake mushrooms, tomato wedges, lemongrass stalks, ginger, star anise, coriander seeds and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. You can place star anise and coriander seeds in a spice pouch for easy removal later.
  3. Bring the broth to a boil and then lower heat to a gentle simmer. Simmer for 15 minutes to let flavors meld together.
  4. While the broth is simmering, cook noodles according to package instructions. Slice salmon into 3/4-inch thick chunks and season with a pinch of salt.
  5. Once the broth is ready, add 1 tablespoon of fish sauce (more or less to taste). Bring back to a rolling boil and then add salmon chunks. Aim for medium with light pink in the middle. When the broth starts to boil again, the salmon should be almost ready. You can take a salmon chunk out of the broth to test for doneness. Try not to overcook the salmon.
  6. Add vermicelli noodles to serving bowls. Ladle broth and salmon chunks over the noodles and garnish with scallion slices. Sprinkle some black pepper on top if desired. Serve immediately.

Notes

  • Feel free to use skinless salmon fillet, or remove the skin before cutting into chunks.
  • To make the noodle soup even healthier and more complete as a meal, you can add vegetables such as napa cabbages or baby bok choy, or mushrooms.
  • You can serve the noodle soup with some lime wedges and birds-eye chili slices.
  • The nutrition information below does not include vermicelli noodles in the calculation.

Nutrition Information

Calories 320kcal (16%) Carbohydrates 13g (4%) Protein 40g (80%) Fat 12g (18%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 83mg (28%) Sodium 904mg (38%) Potassium 1472mg (31%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin A 1085IU (22%) Vitamin C 16.8mg (19%) Calcium 54mg (5%) Iron 3.2mg (18%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2 people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 320

% Daily Value*

Calories 320kcal 16%
Carbohydrates 13g 4%
Protein 40g 80%
Fat 12g 18%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 83mg 28%
Sodium 904mg 38%
Potassium 1472mg 31%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 4g 8%
Vitamin A 1085IU 22%
Vitamin C 16.8mg 19%
Calcium 54mg 5%
Iron 3.2mg 18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.