Reviewed: May 17, 2013

Very delicious! We don't like fish, so I left out the fish oil. I did add 2 dashes of Tabasco and Worcestershire sauce as it was a little bland when I did the taste test before serving.

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Katrina

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2012

Delish! This is a wonderful soup! I made a few changes.. added two tomatoes instead of one, and a small chunk of ginger. I also cut the amount of fish sauce to 1 tbs. Its very tasty and wonderful over rice.

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hb1229

Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2011

I gave this a 5 star for its simplicity and ease. It's also different from the other stews because of the addition of the fish sauce. It gives it a bolder flavor. Be careful with it though...if you're not used to it, it might be a bit much. So cut it down to just about 1 tbsp. It is definitely meant to be eaten with rice. And don't use ground beef with more than 15% fat otherwise it'll be too greasy. Thank you for the recipe. My boys loved it!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Seoul, Soul-T'ukpyolsi, South Korea

Living In: Redondo Beach, California, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2010

Very good and very easy to prepare. I used a can of diced tomatoes and 3 beef bouillion cubes. Left out the fish sauce because I didn't have any on hand.

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MS JULIE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Collins, Mississippi, USA

Living In: Brandon, Mississippi, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2009

I didn't really care for this. It's pretty salty, and yes, not draining the ground beef makes it a bit fatty. I added cilantro because I had it on hand, but I don't think it made much difference.

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MARFYC

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2009

I made it as written except I used canned tomatoes and cooked the ground beef seperately. I served it over rice. The family loved it.

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justadab

Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2009

I thought this was a really good base recipe. I didn't have any fish sauce so I substituted with some chili powder. We like our food spicy anyway. I also added some celery because I had some to use up. I just threw everything in a pot and let it simmer. Really simple and really easy to clean up.

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linda

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2009

As the author of this dish, the fish sauce is supposed to be optional in place of salt for more of an asian flavor. I guess that got lost in allrecipe's editing. Anyway, feel free to add your favorite vegetables to the basic stew. I find that parboiling the potatoes first in a separate pot, then adding them near the end, prevents them from soaking up all the salt.

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RINGONIAN

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Centreville, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2008

We really didn't enjoy this recipe. It was edible, but none of the flavors were really interesting. I regret adding the ground beef in with the vegetables and then adding the rest of the ingredients; perhaps I should have browned the beef in a separate pan, drained, and then added it to the soup. As it was it was way too fatty. We won't make this again.

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