Thailand

Gaeng Som

Name: Gaeng Som
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 500 g White fish fillet; 3 tbsp Tamarind paste; 2 tbsp Gaeng som curry paste; 400 g Daikon, cauliflower, beans; 1 tbsp each Fish sauce & palm sugar; 1 l Water

Thai sour and spicy curry

Gaeng som is a Southern Thai curry without coconut milk, taking its bright colour and intense sourness from tamarind and a chilli-turmeric paste.

With fish and crisp vegetables it is clear, spicy and refreshing at once - a cornerstone of Southern Thai cooking.

Servings4

Time40 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

White fish fillet500 g
Tamarind paste3 tbsp
Gaeng som curry paste2 tbsp
Daikon, cauliflower, beans400 g
Fish sauce & palm sugar1 tbsp each
Water1 l

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Dissolve the curry paste in water and bring to a boil.
Season with tamarind, fish sauce and palm sugar.
Add firm vegetables first, soft ones later.
Poach the fish pieces at the end.
Check the sour-spicy balance, serve with rice.

Make it original

Tamarind and curry paste for gaeng som are in the Asia Boutique.

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