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      Ingredients : 200 g 
		dried rice vermicelli 
      2 
		ham steaks, diced 
		
		1 tablespoon 
		cooking oil 
      2.5 cm piece 
		fresh ginger, grated 
      
		2 small 
		red chilies, seeded and chopped finely 
      
		5 scallions, chopped 
      3 1/2 cups 
		coconut milk 
      2 tablespoons 
		fish sauce 
      2 tablespoons 
		tomato paste 
      500 g 
		firm white fish fillets, cubed 
      150 g 
		snake beans, chopped 
      180 g 
		bean sprouts, trimmed 
      1 cup 
		fresh mint 
      1/2 cup 
		unsalted roasted peanuts   
      
      Method : 
		
		Boil a pot of water and soak the 
		vermicelli in the boiling water for 5 minutes to soften, then drain 
		well. Heat a wok with the cooking oil and cook the chili, scallions and 
		ginger for 3 minutes or until golden. Stir in the coconut milk, fish sauce and tomato paste, cover and
        simmer for 10 minutes. Add the fish, ham and snake beans and simmer for 10 minutes, or
        until the fish is tender. Divide the vermicelli among four bowls and top with bean sprouts and
        
        mint. Spoon the soup into the bowls and sprinkle with peanuts. Serve while hot. 
        
        
        
        
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