~Tom Yum Goong~

Tom Yum Goong

Ingredients:
4 cups of water
2 stalks fresh lemongrass, trim off the very end of the root and smash with the side of a cleaver or chef's knife; cut into 1 inch pieces
3 slices fresh galangal root (smashed)
4 fresh lime leave
1 tbsp. tamarind paste
1 tbsp. fish sauce, Golden Boy brand preferred
3/4 lb shrimps
12 fresh Thai chili peppers, whole or 2 medium sized jalepenos, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch strips.
1/2 small white onion, cut 1/4 inch slices
2 tbsp. roasted chili paste (nam prik pao)
1 (16 oz.) can straw mushrooms, drained and rinsed
1 small ripe tomato, cut into wedges 1/4 inch thick
1 small lime, squeezed
2 sprigs fresh cilantro

Instructions:

1. Bring water to boil over high heat in a medium-sized saucepan. 
2. Add the lemon grass, galangal, lime leaf, fish sauce and tamarind paste (break apart the tamarind paste with your fingers as you add it). 
3. Add the shrimp, bring to a boil and cook 3 minutes. 
4. Add the onion, nam prik pao and straw mushrooms. 
5. Boil for another 7 minutes until the shrimp is cooked through. 
6. Add the chili peppers and tomatoes. Turn off the heat. 
7. Add the lime juice. Taste to adjust the seasoning, adding fish sauce to taste. 
8. Garnish with cilatantro, and roasted whole chili peppers serve hot.

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