Sour Curry With Shrimp Recipe (Kaeng Som)

• 2 large shallots
• 4 krachai root
• 5 large dried chillies
  
• 1/2 tbsp shrimp paste
  
• 3 red bird eye chillies
• 1 can of tuna
• 1/4 cup tamarind sauce
  
• 2 tbsp palm sugar
  
• 2 tbsp salt
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
  
• 2 tbsp lime juice
  
• 1 cup chopped cauliflower
• 1 cup chopped white cabbage
• 1 cup chopped green beans
• 200g shrimp

Special Cooking Equipment Used

• mortar and pestle
  

Cooking instructions

Step 1: First we need to make the curry paste. Cut 2 large shallots in half, and add them to a deep mortar and pestle along with 4 krachai roots, 3 red bird eye chillies and 5 large dried chillies. Crush all of the ingredients into a paste, then add 1/2 tbsp of shrimp paste, and mix in with the paste.

Step 2: Now bring 1 litre of water to the boil, and spoon in the curry paste we made, stirring thoroughly. Follow by adding 1 can of tuna and 1/4 cup of tamarind sauce, and stir until everything is mixed together thoroughly.

Step 3: Now add 1 cup of chopped cauliflower, 1 cup chopped white cabbage, and 1 cup of chopped green beans. You can also use other vegetables if you wish.

Step 4: Let the vegetables simmer in the curry for about 2 minutes, then add 2 tbsp of palm sugar, 2 tbsp of lime juice, 2 tbsp of fish sauce and 2 tbsp of salt. Give the curry a stir, and let it simmer for another 3 minutes or so until the vegetables are nearly cooked.

Step 5: Finally, add 200g of shrimp and gently stir in the curry until the shrimp turn pink, then serve and enjoy. We had ours with some steamed rice and an omelette!