Time: 45 minute(s)
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Serves 4
This Sweet and Sour Thai Fish Soup recipe comes easily and quickly together for a weeknight meal. Tom Som Plah Duk is translated as Sour Sour with catfish. This tasty dish highlights the simplicity of using fresh ingredients to create complex flavors.
1. In a mortar and pestle, finely pound cilantro, shallots and ginger and black pepper until you achieve a coarse paste.
2. In a medium sauce pan, bring water and cilantro paste to a boil over medium high heat. When it reaches a boil, reduce heat to medium. Add fish to the broth.
3. When the broth comes back to a boil, add tamarind concentrate, fish sauce, palm sugar and salt. Allow the fish to cook for about 8-12 minutes. Check the doneness of the fish.
4. Remove from heat Stir in scallions. Serve immediately.
5. Cook notes: if you want to add a level of spiciness add a dash of red pepper flakes to each soup bowl at the end.
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