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Tom Klong, Northeastern soup with grilled catfish

Zone Northeast

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Tom Klong, Northeastern soup with grilled catfish

 

 

Background

Tom Klong is similar to Tom Yum but the different ingredients of Tom Klong are tamarind juice and basil and mostly cooked with fish or beef.

 

Nutrition fact

Tom Klong has a lot of health benefits from herbs such as galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaf and basil. They are good for digestive system , controlling gas in body, and good for circulatory system. Shallot also helps about antioxidant  and  good for heart. Lastly coriander maintains bone and teeth.

 

Ingredients

600 grams Grilled catfish cut into pieces

2 tablespoon chopped Bird chili

30 grams Lemongrass stalks cut into pieces

10 grams Galangal, sliced

40 grams Cherry tomato

20 grams Shallot

3 grams Kaffir lime leave, sliced

1 tablespoon long coriander chopped

10 grams holy basil leave

Tamarind juice

Fish sauce

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