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Monday, February 25, 2008

Spicy soup with prawn and lemon grass [Tom-Yam-Grung] (ต้มยำกุ้ง)


Spicy soup with prawn and lemon grass

Ingredients



1. Prawn 3 pieces

2. Galangal cut into oval 5 pieces

3. Lemon grass crushed, cut into 2 inches length 2 pieces

4. Red-Green bird shit chili, crushed 15 pieces

5. Kaffir lime leave torn coarsely 5 leaves

6. Plum tomato cut half 3 pieces

7. Champignon mushroom cut half 5 leaves

8. Lemon juice 1 1/2 pieces

9. Fish sauce 3 tablespoons

10. Milk 1/2 cup

11. Black shrimp paste 3 tablespoons

12. Cilantro leaves for sprinkle

13. Clear soup 3 cups

Directions


1. Boil clear soup, add galangal, lemon grass. Heat just to boil, add prawn.

2. Add mushroom, plum tomato. Season with black shrimp paste, fish sauce, lemon juice.

3. Add milk, bird shit chili, and kaffir lime leave. Sprinkle with cilantro leaves.

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