Hot and Sour Fish Soup

Grrrrrgh!
Course : Soups
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4
 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup Fish sauce -- (nuoc mam)
2 teaspoons Fish sauce -- (nuoc mam)
1 teaspoon Fresh ginger root -- minced
1/2 teaspoon Turmeric
2 whole cod fillets -- 10 oz each
2 stalks lemon grass -- tender bulbs only
1 medium tomato -- quartered
1/4 cup lime juice -- fresh
1/2 teaspoon lime zest
1 small chiles serranos -- Julienned
2 large scallions
2 tablespoons cilantro -- fresh is vital
1/2 teaspoon white pepper -- freshly ground
6 cups rice, cooked -- preferably Jasmine
5 cups boiling water
 

Preparation:

In small bowl combine 2 teaspoons of fish sauce, ginger, and turmeric. rub the fish on both sides w/ this mixture and let stand for 5 min. In a non-reactive sauce pan, bring 5 cups water and lemon grass to a simmer over medium heat and then simmer the fish for c. 4 min or till just cooked through. transfer the fish to a plate to cool slightly. remove the skin and separate each peice into 2 peices (4 total). bring the soup back to a simmer and add all remaining ingredients (except the fish). and simmer for 3 min. set a piece of fish in each bowl and ladle hot soup over fish. serve w/ jasmine rice.