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Kaeng Som Recipe (Southern Thai Sour Curry)
Enjoy this kaeng som recipe, a Southern Thai sour curry with shrimp and vegetables. Made with homemade curry paste, it's easy and perfect for dinner!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 240 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Thai
Ingredients
CURRY
- 2 cups water
- kaeng som curry paste
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons tamarind paste
- 1/2 tablespoon palm sugar
- 1.8 ounce yard long beans sliced
- 1.8 ounce carrots sliced
- 7 ounces green papaya shredded
- 10 Shrimp
CURRY PASTE
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 large red spur chilies
- 4 dried chilies
- 1 tablespoon shrimp paste
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2.5 ounces shallots
- 0.7 ounces finger root
Instructions
MAKE THE KAENG SOM CURRY PASTE
- Use a mortar and pestle to pound the dry ingredients first: salt, dried red spur chilies, and dried chilies. Then, add the remaining ingredients and grind into a fine paste. Alternatively, you can use a food processor and mix all ingredients at once.
Cup of Yum
MAKE THE CURRY
- Fill a pot with water and place it over medium heat. Add the curry paste and bring to a boil. Once boiling, stir in fish sauce, tamarind paste, and palm sugar. Then, add the vegetables.
- Let the curry simmer for 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft to your liking. Add shrimp and cook for 2 more minutes, or until the shrimp is cooked through. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Use the nutrition card in this recipe as a guideline.
- Kaeng some can be made with lots of different vegetables like Chinese cabbage, cabbage, cha om, daikon, cauliflower, phak bung, morning glory, bamboo shoots, coconut shoots, taro stems, and more.
- You can add firm fish like barramundi, snakehead, catfish, or tilapia for variation.
- This recipe yields enough curry paste for 2 portions. Double the recipe if you're making it for 4.
Nutrition Information
Calories
240kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
166mg
(55%)
Sodium
1669mg
(70%)
Potassium
793mg
(23%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
24g
(48%)
Vitamin A
5701IU
(114%)
Vitamin C
73mg
(81%)
Calcium
157mg
(16%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 240
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 240kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 166mg | 55% |
| Sodium | 1669mg | 70% |
| Potassium | 793mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 24g | 48% |
| Vitamin A | 5701IU | 114% |
| Vitamin C | 73mg | 81% |
| Calcium | 157mg | 16% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.