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Tom Yum Kung - from Tamarind Thai
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From the menu of . . . Tamarind Thai Restaurant
80 14th St. N.W., Atlanta
404-873-4888
Q: I love to go to Tamarind's on 14th Street because of the delicious layering of flavors in almost all of its menu items. One thing I cannot do without on every visit is Tom Yum Kung soup.
- Susan Adams, Marietta
A: Supichai "Charlie" Niyomkul, co-owner with wife/chef Nantha Niyomkul of Tamarind Thai and Nan Thai Fine Dining, said that Tom Yum Kung is one of only two kinds of soups they serve at their restaurants. "Nothing else, otherwise we become a Chinese restaurant, " he said.
Hands on time: 20 minutes Total time: 20 minutes Serves: 4
Ingredients:
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3 cups water or light chicken stock
2 cloves garlic, minced
5 kaffir lime leaves
3 thin slices fresh or dried galangal
1/4 cup fish sauce
2 stalks lemon grass, lower 1/3 only, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 green onions, thinly sliced crosswise
1/2 cup thinly sliced straw mushrooms
5 hot green Thai chile peppers, stems removed
8 ounces shrimp, shelled and deveined
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon roasted chili paste
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions:
In a large pot over medium heat, bring the water or stock to a boil. Add the garlic, lime leaves, galangal, fish sauce, lemon grass and green onions, then the mushrooms and chile peppers. Simmer for 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and reheat to a boil. Cook until the shrimp are pink and opaque, no longer than 1 minute. In a serving bowl, stir together the lime juice and chili paste. Pour the soup in the bowl, stir and garnish with the cilantro.
Notes:
The exotic-sounding ingredients for this wonderfully aromatic soup can be found at Asian groceries, international markets and DeKalb Farmers Market. Advise your guests not to eat the lemon grass stalks, lime leaves or galangal (a root that tastes like a milder, more floral ginger) --- although traditionally left in the soup, they are not particularly chewable.
Tom Yum Kung is flavored with herb lemon grass to promote health and well-being. "Thai people worry about their health first, then taste second, " Niyomkul explained. Fortunately, it tastes delicious, too.
Tom Yum Kung is flavored with herb lemon grass to promote health and well-being. "Thai people worry about their health first, then taste second, " Niyomkul explained. Fortunately, it tastes delicious, too.
Nutrition:
Per serving: 132 calories (percent of calories from fat, 23), 13 grams protein, 13 grams carbohydrates, 1 gram fiber, 3 grams fat (1 gram saturated), 88 milligrams cholesterol, 125 milligrams sodium.
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