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Gaeng Som (แกงส้ม) – Sour and Spicy Fish Curry
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Gaeng Som (แกงส้ม) – Sour and Spicy Fish Curry
Laura Chen
4
15 minutes
30 minutes
300
Thai
Main course
Gaeng som is a popular Thai curry known for its sour and spicy taste. It is traditionally made with fish and offers a refreshing change from the usual creamy curries.
Ingredients
- 500 g white fish fillet, cut into pieces
- 2 tbsp tamarind paste
- 1 tbsp palm sugar
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 200 g bamboo shoots, cut into strips
- 100 g green beans, halved
- 2 carrots, thinly sliced
- 10 kaffir lime leaves, torn
- 3 red chilies, chopped
- 3 shallots, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 piece of galangal (about 2 cm), finely chopped
- 750 ml water
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- Heat a little oil in a pot and fry the shallots, garlic, galangal, and chilies until fragrant.
- Add the water and bring to a boil.
- Add the tamarind paste, palm sugar, and fish sauce and stir well.
- Add the fish fillets, bamboo shoots, green beans, and carrots to the pot and simmer over medium heat until the fish is cooked.
- Add the kaffir lime leaves and simmer for 5 more minutes.
- Taste the curry and add more fish sauce or sugar if needed.
- Serve hot, ideally with steaming jasmine rice.
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