5.04.2009

TOM YUM GOONG

I hate Monday!! This is the famous quote if you are an employee :). Dulu waktu gue masih kerja, gue palinggggggg bete ama yang namanya MONDAY. Semangat kerja ga ada, bawaannya ngantuk mulu.....ampe2 dulu tuh gue bela2in tidur di toilet .... hahahahaaaha....tapi jangan salah toilet kantor gue bagusnya ga kira2, wangi en nyaman buat tidur....hiiihiihii.....
Kok jadi ngomongin ari sih yahhhhhh :), sbenernya sih ada nyangkut2nya ama ari, gara2 kemaren malem ceting ama temen gue, dia abis lunch tom yum ama temen kantornya, dan secara gue doyan bener ama tom yum goong, jadi lah critaan dia bikin gue ngiler2. Akhirnya, gue surfed resep tom yum, tapi kok banyakan pake bumbu2 tom yum yang uda jadi yahhh....Gue lagi pengen cari yang original neh.....dengan penuh semangat, tetep gue ubek2 deh setiap website yang ada tulisan tom yum goong nya. Akhirnyaaaa....dapet deeeehhhhh resep asli Thailand :)
Senangnyaaaa gue....bisa makan tom yum goong asli :). Dannnnn soal rasa jangan ditanya, asli enak banget, sampe my hubby bilang rasanya kayak resto punya tom yum :). Yipeeeee........saya berhasil!!!
Nah, kalo ada yang mo nyoba ini nih resepnya :). Dicoba yah :)

Tom Yum Goong

Ingredients:
4 cups of waters
2 stalks fresh lemon grass, smashed
3 slices fresh galangal root, smashed
3 fresh kaffir lime leaves
1 tbsp tamarind paste, with or without seed
1 tbsp fish sauce
¾ lb medium shrimp, peeled and washed
2 pieces of fish fillet
12 pieces of chilli padi or bird’s eye chilli
½ small white onion, sliced
2 tbsp fried chilli with oil*
12 pieces shiitake mushrooms
1 small ripe tomato, sliced
1 small lime, squeezed
2 springs of cilantro for garnish.
*Fried chilli with oil : blend 20 pieces of chilli padi with blender, fried with 5 tbsp vegetable oil with medium heat, add ½ tbsp salt, fried well, set aside.
Directions:
Boil water over high heat. Add the lemongrass, galangal kaffir lime leaves, fish sauce and tamarind paste (break apart the tamarind paste with your fingers as you add it). Add shrimp, boil it for 3 minutes. Add the onion, mushrooms and fried chilli with oil. Boil for another 7 minutes until the shrimp cooked well. Add chilli padi and tomatoes. Turn off the heat. Add the lime juice. Taste to adjust the seasoning, adding fish sauce to taste. Garnish with cilantro. Ready to serve.


4 comments:

  1. bunda, ijin copas resep tom yum yaaaa...terimakasih

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  2. mba belzy..
    numpang nengok resep tomyumnya ya ;)

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  3. @Katakugini: hi juga :), monggo say di tengok dan di icip resepnya :)

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