Kaeng som or gaeng
somor Asam rebus or Thai/Lao/Malaysian sour curry's a sour and
spicy curry or soup with vegetables popular in Southeast Asia. The
curry is characteristic for its sour taste, which comes from tamarind (makham).
The recipe uses palm sugar (Thai: namtan pip) to sweeten the curry.
A paste called nam phrik kaeng som is prepared as a
base for the curry, to which water and the ingredients are added. The
preparation of this paste includes shrimp paste and shallots and all the ingredients are pounded with a mortar and pestle. This paste can be made from dry red chilli's and
one made from fresh red chillies. Some recipes state that large chillies should
be used, others prefer bird's eye chilli's. Fish or shrimp may be used as the basic ingredient. tal locations.
Ingredients: Shallot, Dried
red chilli, Salt, Shrimp paste (Shrimp, Salt), Citric acid
product of Thailand
