6 vietnamese chicken and pineapple soup Recipes

pineapple (preferably labeled extra sweet ; about 3 1/2 lb), qt water, skinless boneless chicken breast halves (3/4 lb total ), vegetable oil, fresh red thai chiles*, minced , including seeds, minced garlic, asian fish sauce, fresh shiitake mushrooms , stems discarded and caps thinly sliced, tomatoes, chopped (2 cups), fresh mung bean sprouts (2 oz), black pepper, coarsely chopped fresh basil, coarsely chopped fresh mint, coarsely chopped fresh lemon verbena, chopped fresh oregano, salt, rice

tamarind pulp* (from a 1-lb. brick ), vegetable oil, shallots, cut into 1/8-in.-thick slices, then dried with paper towels, garlic clove, minced, sambal oelek * or other chili paste, qt. reduced-sodium chicken broth, thai or vietnamese fish sauce, sugar, roma tomatoes, cut into 1-in. cubes, shredded green cabbage, fresh pineapple, cut into wedges, then into 1/8-in.-wide matchsticks, bean sprouts, raw shrimp (26 to 30 per lb.), peeled and deveined, several sprigs rice paddy herb or cilantro, chopped, thai basil leaves , torn into pieces, thai bird chiles or other small hot chiles, chopped, limes, cut into wedges

raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, boneless skinless salmon, cut into bite size pieces, scallops, boiling water, vegetable oil, ground chili paste, minced garlic, unsalted chicken stock or 5 cups low sodium chicken broth, tomatoes, cut into thin wedges, freshly cut pineapple chunks, onion, cut into thin wedges, fish sauce, sugar, salt, tamarind pulp, soaked in, water , and pushed through a sieve, fresh lime juice, bean sprouts, chopped fresh rice paddy herb or 1 tbsp saw-leaf herb (this ingredient gives the soup it s sour flavor), chopped fresh thai basil, fried shallots, for garnish (instructions follow), vegetable oil , for frying shallots

shrimp, peeled and deveined, cornstarch , for dusting, peanut oil, chicken stock, tamarind paste, water, stalks celery, thinly sliced, pineapple, fresh, peeled and cubed, tomato, chopped, okra, thinly sliced, red chilies, thinly sliced, bean sprouts, thai fish sauce, ginger, thinly sliced, garlic clove, crushed and roughly chopped, sugar, salt, shallots, minced, fresh coriander leaves