Let's Talk BBQ
Recipes => Recipes => Seafood => Topic started by: SmokinKat on October 13, 2015, 12:12:13 PM
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I was searching around online for a good Pho soup base, and found some that had a good rating. The company also makes a Tom Yum soup base, so I nabbed a jar of that while I was at it. Last night was a bit chilly, so I thought it would be a nice evening to try it! You use 1 teaspoon of base mix per cup of water.
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Tom Yum soup is an amazing combination of salty, spicy, sweet, and sour flavors, and James and I almost always get it when we go out for Thai food. Our favorite place usually includes mushrooms, tomatoes, thinly sliced chicken, and onion.
I wanted to add some ginger flavor to the mix as well, so I sliced a bit up and used a tea strainer so I didn't have to fish ginger chunks out of the soup later.
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Sauteed up some mushrooms in butter, then did the same with some onions and a few huge tomatoes from our garden.
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I added everything into the pot, got it good and simmering, then put in some small chunks of white fish I had kicking around in the freezer.
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Brought the soup up to a boil, stirring it with my ginger strainer ball, then served it with some basil and green onions on top.
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I have to say, for being just a soup base mix, it was DANG good. James said he couldn't tell the different between it and what we get at the restaurant. I'm excited to try their Pho soup mix now too! Nice to have a shortcut, since we don't have any good Asian markets nearby that carry things like ox tail, galangal and kaffir lime leaves.
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Oh man that looks good. Perfect time of year for soup!
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It's soup time here too and that looks good!!! Don
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I will have to be on the lookout for that and give it a whirl if I ever find a good thai place. That looks good, soup weather soon here!
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I love Thai soups, but hate going out too often - this looks great. I will look for it at my local Asian market. Thanks!
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Still too hot here to consider it soup weather, but I'd still eat it.
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That looks awesome. Great idea on the ginger
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Sure looks yummy Kat.
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Still too hot here to consider it soup weather, but I'd still eat it.
X2!
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Thanks for this post Kat - I will look for the soup base!
I love Thai soups, but hate going out too often - this looks great. I will look for it at my local Asian market. Thanks!
You and Pappy have the BEST Asian market that I have ever been to - there in the Twin Cities.
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Thanks for this post Kat - I will look for the soup base!
I love Thai soups, but hate going out too often - this looks great. I will look for it at my local Asian market. Thanks!
You and Pappy have the BEST Asian market that I have ever been to - there in the Twin Cities.
Yes, we do. I love the fresh veggies & herbs as well as the seafood, oh and all the other stuff... dang, we are spoiled!
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I am Jealous!!!! I used to live less than a mile from a GREAT market that had just a mind boggling array of veggies, fish, meats and all sorts of other treasures. We used to get conch for ceviche, crawdad meat for etouffee, squid for fresh calamari....
Of course the meat section was always eye opening-- gallon jugs of ox blood, pig uterus, pig snouts, pig bung... still haven't had the stomach to look up exactly what kind of recipes call for using those particular part of the pig... Although I do enjoy envisioning myself standing over a pot of something, taking a spoon taste, and being able to say "Hmmmm.... needs just a tad more bung." :D
I think that store is probably one of the only things I miss about living in the city!! :)
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I am Jealous!!!! I used to live less than a mile from a GREAT market that had just a mind boggling array of veggies, fish, meats and all sorts of other treasures. We used to get conch for ceviche, crawdad meat for etouffee, squid for fresh calamari....
Of course the meat section was always eye opening-- gallon jugs of ox blood, pig uterus, pig snouts, pig bung... still haven't had the stomach to look up exactly what kind of recipes call for using those particular part of the pig... Although I do enjoy envisioning myself standing over a pot of something, taking a spoon taste, and being able to say "Hmmmm.... needs just a tad more bung." :D
I think that store is probably one of the only things I miss about living in the city!! :)
We even have raw Durian fruit!