Thailand

Gaeng som

Name: Gaeng som
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 8 to 10 soaked dried red chilli; 5 peeled shallots; 3 cloves garlic; 2 tsp shrimp paste; Fish, firm white fish fillet, chunks; 4 cups water; Tamarind, pulp, soaked in 1/2 cup water; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 1/2 tbsp palm sugar (gula melaka); Raw papaya (green papaya), green papaya, thick slices; Green beans, long beans, cut; Cauliflower, small florets; Cabbage, chunks; 8 peeled prawns (shrimp)

A sour orange curry with no coconut at all. Tamarind sharp, chilli hot, and quietly addictive.

35 minTime

31 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayTamarind sour curry with fish, prawns and green papaya.

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Gaeng som.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Dried red chilli8 to 10, soaked

Shallots5, peeled

Garlic3 cloves

Shrimp paste2 tsp

Fishfirm white fish fillet, chunks

Water4 cups

Tamarindpulp, soaked in 1/2 cup water

Fish sauce2 tbsp

Palm sugar (gula melaka)1½ tbsp

Raw papaya (green papaya)green papaya, thick slices

Green beanslong beans, cut

Cauliflowersmall florets

Cabbagechunks

Prawns (shrimp)8, peeled

Method

5 steps

1Poach 50 g of the fish in the water for 3 minutes; lift it out. Pound or blend it with the chillies, shallots, garlic and shrimp paste.
2Stir the paste into the simmering water and cook 5 minutes.
3Add the tamarind water, fish sauce and palm sugar.
4Add the papaya, beans, cauliflower and cabbage and simmer 8 minutes.
5Add the rest of the fish and the prawns and simmer 4 minutes until just cooked. Taste: sour first, then salty, then hot.

Serve it like this

Serve in a deep bowl alongside jasmine rice, a Thai omelette and a mild stir fry to balance the heat.

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