thai Catfish Soup recipe/ Tom Kha Pladuk

 thai Catfish Soup recipe/ Tom Kha Pladuk

ingredients:

• 1 cat fish (about half a pound prepared weight)
• 2 cups fish stock
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1tbsp galangal julienned
• 1 tbsp lemon grass thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp coriander/cilantro leaves
• 1 tbsp red birdseye chilis thinly sliced
• 4 tbsp fish sauce
• 4 tbsp lime juice.

method:

Bring the stock to a simmer.

Add the galangal, lemon grass, coriander, chilis, fish sauce and lime juice, an
d bring back to the simmer.

Clean the fish and cut it into 1″ steaks, then divide them, removing the bones.
Add the fish to the soup, and the coconut milk and bring back to a very gentle
simmer, and poach the fish for 3-4 minutes until just cooked.

thanks

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