Kaeng som or gaeng som or Thai sour curry is a sour and spicy fish curry or soup with vegetables popular in central Thailand. The curry is characteristic for its sour taste, which comes from tamarind. The recipe uses palm sugar to sweeten the curry.
Ingredients
10 grams dried red chilies (I use arbol), soaked whole in hot water until soft then drained well
2 of peeled shallots, sliced thinly
1 teaspoon Thai shrimp paste
1 teaspoon of salt2 pices skinless, boneless meat of tilapia
6 cups of plain fish stock (made of nothing else but fish bones and water) or only water just fine
(1/2 cup) prepared tamarind pulp
4 tablespoons fish sauce1 tablespoon palm sugar
Vegetable
2 tablespoon finngerroot
1 tablespoon Plum sugar
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