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Hot Honey Soy Thai Fish Soup with mushrooms

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Hot Honey Soy Thai Fish Soup with mushrooms is an easy Thai-style recipe with fish, broccoli, rice noodles or rice, and a simple hot honey soy sauce. The directions are written by minute, heat level, and cookware so the meal is easy to follow.

Yield4 servings
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time23 minutes
Total Time38 minutes

Why this easy recipe works

Hot Honey Soy Thai Fish Soup with mushrooms is built for home cooks who want clear timing and familiar cookware. The sauce gives the dish a balanced sweet, savory, tangy flavor, and the vegetables keep the meal fresh.

Cookware and heat guide

  • Cookware: Dutch oven or heavy soup pot
  • Heat: medium heat, then a gentle simmer
  • Best side: rice noodles or rice

Helpful answer

Prep the sauce before the pan gets hot, keep the protein in one layer, and add the sauce near the end so it coats the food without burning.

Ingredients

What you need

  • 1 lb firm fish fillets such as cod, salmon, or tilapia
  • 2 cups broccoli, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1 cup rice noodles or rice
  • 2 tablespoons neutral oil, divided
  • 3 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar or lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely grated
  • 2 tablespoons chopped Thai basil or cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds or crushed peanuts, optional

Directions

How to make it

  1. Minute 0-5, cutting board and knife: pat fish dry and cut large fillets into even portions. Slice broccoli thinly so it cooks fast.
  2. Minute 5-8, Dutch oven: warm 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat, then stir in garlic and ginger for 30 seconds.
  3. Minute 8-14, Dutch oven: add the protein and cook until the outside is no longer raw. Cook fish until it flakes easily with a fork.
  4. Minute 14-20, same pot: add 4 cups broth, sweet chili sauce, lime juice, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and a small spoon of sesame oil, and broccoli. Bring to a gentle simmer.
  5. Minute 20-28, gentle simmer: add rice noodles or rice and cook until tender. Keep the heat low enough that the soup barely bubbles.
  6. Minute 28-32, bowls: finish with Thai basil or cilantro, taste, and add a little more lime or vinegar if it needs brightness.

Tips

Make it yours

  • Keep the pan at medium heat, then a gentle simmer; lower the heat if the sauce darkens too fast.
  • Cut broccoli evenly so the pieces cook at the same speed.
  • Make the sauce before cooking so the final toss takes less than 2 minutes.
  • For meal prep, store the sauce separately and reheat gently.

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