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Tom khlong (ต้มคลอง)

Thai sweet-and-sour soup with tamarind and fish flavours, spiced with chillies and aromatic leaves. Traditionally cooked by the canals, it is often served with rice.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan.
  2. Add the bruised lemongrass, and the roughly pounded garlic and shallots, then let it simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. Stir in the tamarind paste, fish sauce and sugar.
  4. Add the bamboo shoots and cook for 5 minutes.
  5. Lay in the fish chunks and gently push them into the broth.
  6. Simmer for 8 minutes over low heat, without stirring, until the fish is tender.
  7. Add the chillies, leaves and pepper, then serve hot with rice.

Variations and tips

With what's available here. Replace the tamarind with 2 tablespoons of lime juice for a similar sourness.

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