Tom yum paste is a yummy spicy paste which is an important content of the wonderful Thai soup, tom yum soup. But besides adding taste to the soup nike high heels , the paste can work as a marinade or even as a sauce. As a marinade, it makes wonders to the taste of fish, chicken and pork. Ready-made paste is available in the market to make tom yum soup. But if the paste is made fresh at home, it is much tastier and hygienic. And it is easy to prepare. Your food processor will make a fine paste of the ingredients for you and you have to fry that paste a little, that?s it!
Approximately ? cups of paste will be made from 5 flakes of garlic coach purses outlet , 4 tablespoons of finely chopped lemongrass, 1 fresh red chilli sliced, 1 ? inch piece of ginger sliced, 2 shallots, a bunch of fresh coriander leaves (chopped) and stems (chopped), ? teaspoon of shrimp paste, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 2 teaspoons of palm sugar or brown sugar, 2-3 spring onions sliced, ? cup fresh lime juice and a pinch of salt. Only if you want your tom yum paste to be diluted, add half tablespoon of coconut milk. As an alternate to fresh red chilli, about 1 teaspoon of dry red chilli powder or even cayenne pepper can be used. Coriander stems can be ground to make a fine paste, while leaves can be used for the adornment of the soup, that is the reason, they should be kept separately. Lemongrass either fresh or frozen can be used and it is available at Asian food stores along with fish sauce and shrimp paste.
Grind all these ingredients to a fine paste in your food processor. Then, heating a tablespoon of vegetable oil, fry the paste gently in it for 4-5 minutes. Stir it frequently. When a nice aroma is given out, turn the fire off. The time taken for all this is just 10 to 12 minutes. To make soup using this paste, add a few spoons of the paste, in a pot of deliciously prepared chicken stock, while boiling it. You will have to go on adding the paste in a small quantity every time and tasting the soup, till you get your favorite taste. It is advisable to add more fish sauce if you feel like adding more salt. Shrimp, tofu and vegetables of your liking can be added now, after which coconut milk can be added to make a yummy creamier soup.
You can marinate 6 to 8 pieces of chicken or fish with this paste. This paste makes any seafood and even pork more delicious. Fish or seafood need no marinating; spread the paste and cook them right away.
You can use tom yum paste as a sauce too. And it can also be made into another yummy dish just by adding ? tablespoon of coconut milk and warming it a little to keep its saucy flavor as it is. Your entr?e will become tasty, when you will add this thinned curry-like paste to it.
Tom Yum soup is a delicious polo ralph lauren outlet , incompatible Thai soup. The Tom Yum recipe allows you different variations. Adding the optional ingredients like Tom Yum Paste will give it a more authentic taste.
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