Thai Sour Curry with Shrimp – Gaeng Som Goong
Hot-sour turmeric shrimp curry
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Serves
- 4
- Heat
- hot
Gaeng som is a lean water-based curry driven by tamarind, chile and turmeric rather than coconut milk.
Ingredients
- 1 lb shrimp
- 3 tbsp gaeng som curry paste
- 3 tbsp tamarind concentrate
- 3 cups napa cabbage
- 1 cup long beans
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
Directions
- Bring water to a simmer and dissolve curry paste into it.
- Add tamarind, fish sauce and a little palm sugar.
- Add cabbage and long beans and simmer until almost tender.
- Add shrimp and cook just until opaque.
- Taste for an assertive hot-sour balance and serve with rice.