Sardines with Misua Soup
If you want to try something different in the kitchen, try preparing Sardines with Misua Soup. This delicate noodle soup recipe is a must-try. Its simplicity makes it easy to make at home. All you need to do is heat up a pot of olive oil and add the onions, garlic, and tomatoes. Cook for about 2 minutes, then add the fish sauce and simmer for about 5 minutes. Once the sardines are cooked and the misua is soft, serve the noodle soup with rice.
Ingredients
- 1 can Canned sardines
- 3-5 cloves Garlic chopped
- 1 whole Onions chopped
- 1 whole Tomato chopped
- 5-10 g Misua noodles
- ½ tbsp Cooking oil
- 2 tsp Fish sauce
- ½ cup Water
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pour cooking oil in a heated pan.
- Saute the garlic under medium heat.
- When the garlic turns sticky and golden, add the onions.
- When the onions turn sweaty, put in the tomatoes.
- Put the heat to low.
- Season with fish sauce. And stir well.
For this very humble dish, I want to really extract the juices and essence of the tomatoes. It will give the soup texture and a bit of sweetness. When the tomatoes are all nearly wilted, I proceed to the next step.
- Add the canned sardines.
- Break the fish into tiny pieces and stir well.
- When the dish comes to a boil, add the water.
- Put the misua noodles. Mix well.
- Season the sardine soup with salt and pepper.
Notes
You may notice that I used a very small amount of misua in my sardine soup. It’s because I want my dish to be just thick enough. Based on past experiences, I know that the misua noodles can easily thicken a dish. Also, I am avoiding my sardine soup to be pasty. So I scoured just the loose noodles in its container instead of getting one whole sheet. If you are cooking say, 2 cans of sardines, just add more water (1 cup to 1 ½ cups) and add more misua.