500g (1 pound 2 oz) raw chicken. chopped
1 Tbs oil
2 Tbs red curry paste
8 cups water, divided
2 Tbs tamarind concentrate
2 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp chopped red chili (optional)
4-8 kaffir lime (makrut) leaves, shredded
2 Tbs fish sauce
2 Tbs lime juice
2 tsp brown sugar
10g (¼ oz or 1/3 cup) coriander (cilantro) leaves, for garnish
Red chili, thinly sliced to serve
Heat oil in large saucepan, toss in chicken and brown till done. Remove chicken from pan, add 1 cup of water to pan, stir in the curry paste, scraping fond from pan, boil for 5 minutes to slightly reduce, add 7 cups water and simmer 20 minutes. Add tamarind, turmeric, chili and lime leaves. Cook for 2 minutes. Add chicken back to soup, adding fish sauce lime juice and sugar, stirring to combine. Serve immediately garnished with cilantro and chili slices.
Can also be made with shrimp (goong). Sauté shrimp shells in oil, remove from oil, adding shrimp after the lime leaves and cooking for 5 minutes, before adding fish sauce and rest.
Adapted from Essential Asian - Murdoch Books
1 Tbs oil
2 Tbs red curry paste
8 cups water, divided
2 Tbs tamarind concentrate
2 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp chopped red chili (optional)
4-8 kaffir lime (makrut) leaves, shredded
2 Tbs fish sauce
2 Tbs lime juice
2 tsp brown sugar
10g (¼ oz or 1/3 cup) coriander (cilantro) leaves, for garnish
Red chili, thinly sliced to serve
Heat oil in large saucepan, toss in chicken and brown till done. Remove chicken from pan, add 1 cup of water to pan, stir in the curry paste, scraping fond from pan, boil for 5 minutes to slightly reduce, add 7 cups water and simmer 20 minutes. Add tamarind, turmeric, chili and lime leaves. Cook for 2 minutes. Add chicken back to soup, adding fish sauce lime juice and sugar, stirring to combine. Serve immediately garnished with cilantro and chili slices.
Can also be made with shrimp (goong). Sauté shrimp shells in oil, remove from oil, adding shrimp after the lime leaves and cooking for 5 minutes, before adding fish sauce and rest.
Adapted from Essential Asian - Murdoch Books