Thai Sour Curry with Mixed Vegetables (Gaeng Som Pak Ruam) – Fridge-Clearing Recipe

Name: Thai Sour Curry with Mixed Vegetables (Gaeng Som Pak Ruam) – Fridge-Clearing Recipe
Ingredients: 1/2 ladle (about 2 tablespoons) sour curry paste (gaeng som paste); 2 steamed mackerel (pla tu); 5 red chili peppers; 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; 6 stalks Chinese flowering cabbage (choy sum); 1 small head napa cabbage; 8 lotus stems; 5 long beans; 1 handful sesbania flowers (dok khae); 3-4 ladles (about 1/2 to 2/3 cup; 120-160 ml) boiled fermented fish sauce (pla ra); 1/2 ladle (about 2 tablespoons) fish sauce; 3 ladles (about 1/2 cup; 120 ml) tamarind juice; 1 tablespoon RosDee seasoning powder (or chicken bouillon powder); 3 3/4 cups water (900 ml)

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Thai Sour Curry with Mixed Vegetables (Gaeng Som Pak Ruam) – Fridge-Clearing Recipe

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Ingredients

Curry Paste
1/2ladle (about 2 tablespoons) sour curry paste (gaeng som paste)
2steamed mackerel (pla tu)
5red chili peppers
1 tablespoongranulated sugar
Vegetables and Seasonings
6 stalksChinese flowering cabbage (choy sum)
1small head napa cabbage
8lotus stems
5long beans
1 handfulsesbania flowers (dok khae)
3-4ladles (about 1/2 to 2/3 cup; 120-160 ml) boiled fermented fish sauce (pla ra)
1/2ladle (about 2 tablespoons) fish sauce
3ladles (about 1/2 cup; 120 ml) tamarind juice
1 tablespoonRosDee seasoning powder (or chicken bouillon powder)
3 3/4 cupswater (900 ml)

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Steps

1

Prepare the curry paste by pounding the sour curry paste together with the fresh red chilies, sugar, and steamed mackerel until well combined.
2

Cut and wash all the vegetables, then set aside.
3

Soak the tamarind pulp in hot water. Once the water is warm, squeeze to extract the tamarind juice.
4

Bring the water to a boil, then add the boiled fermented fish sauce (pla ra) and simmer for a few minutes.
5

Add the curry paste and stir until it dissolves. Season with fish sauce, RosDee (or chicken bouillon powder), and tamarind juice. Taste and adjust the seasoning as desired.
6

Add the vegetables and cook until they are just tender.
7

Once the vegetables are cooked to your liking, turn off the heat and serve the curry in a bowl. This flavorful sour curry is delicious with a side of Thai omelet and hot steamed rice!