Homemade Tom Yum Paste
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A fragrant, preservative-free homemade Tom Yum paste that can be easily customized to your taste. Making a large batch allows you to store it in the freezer for quick and easy Tom Yum soup whenever cravings strike.
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🍳 Cooking Flow
Pound the lemongrass, galangal, lime leaves, cilantro roots, dried shrimp, fresh chilies, garlic, shallots, and shrimp paste in a mortar. → Transfer the mixture to a blender, add dried chilies and tamarind water, and blend until a fine paste is formed. → Heat oil in a wok, add the paste, and stir-fry over medium-low heat. → Add palm sugar and continue to stir-fry on low heat for about 20 minutes until the paste dries and oil separates. → Season with salt to taste, let the paste cool, and transfer to a storage container.
Cooking Steps
Brief Cooking Order
Pound the lemongrass, galangal, lime leaves, cilantro roots, dried shrimp, fresh chilies, garlic, shallots, and shrimp paste in a mortar. → Transfer the mixture to a blender, add dried chilies and tamarind water, and blend until a fine paste is formed. → Heat oil in a wok, add the paste, and stir-fry over medium-low heat. → Add palm sugar and continue to stir-fry on low heat for about 20 minutes until the paste dries and oil separates. → Season with salt to taste, let the paste cool, and transfer to a storage container.
Introduction
A fragrant, preservative-free homemade Tom Yum paste that can be easily customized to your taste. Making a large batch allows you to store it in the freezer for quick and easy Tom Yum soup whenever cravings strike.
Step 1
In a stone mortar, pound the sliced lemongrass until bruised and broken down.
Step 2
Add sliced galangal and kaffir lime leaves, and pound them together into the lemongrass mixture.
Step 3
Add cilantro roots and dried shrimp, then pound well to release their natural oils and fragrance.
Step 4
Add the sliced large red chilies, garlic cloves, and shallots, then pound them all together.
Step 5
Incorporate the shrimp paste into the mortar and pound until everything is partially combined.
Ingredients List
Important Notes
Pounding the herbs briefly before blending helps release their natural oils, giving the paste a richer fragrance.
You can prepare this in large batches and freeze it. It can be kept in the freezer for several months.
Since it contains no artificial preservatives, make sure to use clean, dry utensils when scooping the paste from its storage jar.
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