Recipes · Singaporean · Soups and Broths

Fish Soup Bee Hoon

One serving has 453 kcal and 32 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (117%), cobalamin (88%), phosphorus (56%), niacin (40%), vitamin K (32%) and vitamin D (D2 + D3) (31%). Ready in 35 minutes.

Fish Soup Bee Hoon
Photo: Bonkers The Clown., CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 20 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (531 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, High protein
  • Contains: dairy, fish

Ingredients

  • 130 g Tilapia, raw
  • 60 g Rice noodles, dry
  • 30 g Evaporated milk
  • 40 g Tomatoes, raw
  • 8 g Ginger, fresh
  • 6 g Scallions, raw
  • 1 g Salt
  • 0.3 g White pepper
  • 6 g Vegetable oil
  • 250 g Water

Method

  1. Season the fish slices with a little of the salt and the white pepper.
  2. Pan-fry the fish briefly in the oil until lightly golden on both sides (it will finish cooking in the soup), then set aside.
  3. Bring the water to a boil with the ginger and tomato and simmer 10 minutes to build a light stock.
  4. Stir in the evaporated milk and remaining salt, then slide in the fish and simmer 3-4 minutes until just cooked through and opaque.
  5. Boil the rice vermicelli separately until tender, drain, and divide into a bowl.
  6. Ladle the milky fish soup over the noodles and scatter with the scallion.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy453 kcal21%
Carbohydrates54.7 g
Water430 mL
Fiber1.8 g6%
Protein32.4 g67%
Tryptophan0.35 g
Threonine1.5 g
Isoleucine1.5 g
Leucine2.6 g
Lysine2.7 g
Methionine0.91 g
Cystine0.37 g
Phenylalanine1.4 g
Tyrosine1.2 g
Valine1.6 g
Histidine0.77 g
Fat11 g
Monounsaturated2.9 g
Polyunsaturated4.1 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.11 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.01 g
Omega-63.4 g
Saturated3.2 g
Trans-Fats0.04 g
Cholesterol73.7 mg
Calcium120 mg12%
Copper0.22 mg24%
Iron1.5 mg8%
Magnesium61.3 mg20%
Manganese0.44 mg24%
Phosphorus389 mg56%
Potassium646 mg14%
Selenium64.2 µg117%
Sodium610 mg
Zinc1.3 mg16%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.11 mg10%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.2 mg18%
Niacin (vitamin B3)5.6 mg40%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.91 mg18%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.28 mg22%
Folate (vitamin B9)46.1 µg12%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)2.1 µg88%
Choline73.4 mg17%
Vitamin A39.3 µg6%
Vitamin C7.6 mg10%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)185 IU31%
Vitamin E1.4 mg9%
Vitamin K28.6 µg32%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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