Ingredients for Tom Yum Soup:
– 1 box of black pork mince
– 5 long beans
– Basil leaves, to taste
– Bird’s eye chilies, to taste
– Minced garlic, to taste
– 1 lemon
– Mixed mushrooms (shiitake, crab mushrooms, enoki), to taste
– Prawns, to taste
– 1 bunch of cilantro
– 1/2 onion
– 2 pasteurized eggs
– 1 bottle of fish sauce
– 1 box of coconut milk
Steps for Thai Basil Pork (Pad Krapow):
1. Marinate the Hema black pork mince with two caps of yellow wine briefly.
2. Dice the long beans, slice the bird’s eye chilies, pick basil leaves with stems (from home potted plants), wash them, and prepare minced garlic.
3. Prepare the sauce: mix 1 tablespoon of light salt oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, and a Thai basil pork seasoning packet.
4. Heat oil in a pan, sauté minced garlic and bird’s eye chilies until fragrant, add diced long beans until cooked, then set aside.
5. Add oil to the pan, cook the black pork mince until 80% done, add the sauce and stir evenly. Incorporate the previously cooked long beans, continue stir-frying (season with chicken powder and lemon juice as needed). Turn off the heat, add basil leaves, and mix well.
6. Fry a sunny-side-up egg, preferably with a runny yolk, perfect for mixing with rice.
Steps for Tom Yum Soup:
1. Wash cilantro and cut off the roots, slice half an onion into large pieces, wash the mixed mushrooms and set aside. If available, lemongrass is recommended.
2. Boil half a pot of water, add a Tom Yum soup seasoning packet after boiling, stir well, and add the onion.
3. Once boiling again, add the mixed mushrooms, followed by the prawns.
4. When all ingredients are over 90% cooked, add coconut milk, and season with fish sauce, chicken powder, salt, lemon juice, and bird’s eye chilies to taste.
5. Bring to a boil, simmer over high heat until the broth thickens slightly. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
6. Turn off the heat, add cilantro, cover and let it steep until serving.
Additional Notes:
– Thai basil pork seasoning packet purchased from Thailand.
– Tom Yum soup paste used is from Thai Lady brand.
– Coconut milk used is from Aroy-D brand.
– Fish sauce used is from Tiparos brand.
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