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Tom saep (Isan-style spicy-sour pork soup)
A soup from northeastern Thailand (Isan) whose name means 'tasty soup': a clear, very sour and spicy broth with pork and plenty of fresh herbs, no coconut milk.
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- Blanch the meat in boiling water for 3 minutes, then rinse.
- Bring the meat to the boil with the water, skim, and simmer over low heat for 1 hour until tender.
- Add the lemongrass, galangal, lime leaves and shallots, and cook for 10 minutes.
- Add the fish sauce and bruised chilli, then remove from the heat.
- Stir in the lime juice, chilli flakes and rice powder; it should taste distinctly sour and spicy.
- Sprinkle generously with fresh coriander and serve with sticky rice.
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Tips
- Always add the lime juice off the heat, as cooking it turns it bitter.
- Toasted rice powder is dry-roasted, ground sticky rice; it adds a slight nutty flavour.
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