Thai Salmon Soup with Lemongrass and Galangal

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Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Soup

Cuisines: Thai

Ingredients: Seafood

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 4 shallots (Indonesian: bawang merah), peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih), peeled and minced
• 2 dried red chilies (Indonesian: cabe kering), crushed
• 1 lemongrass (Indonesian: sereh), bruised and knotted
• 2 inch galangal (Indonesian: lengkuas), peeled and bruised
• 8 kaffir lime leaves (Indonesian: daun jeruk), tear each in halves
• 1 tablespoon palm sugar (Indonesian: gula Jawa)
• 1 teaspoon toasted shrimp paste (Indonesian: terasi bakar)
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 500 gram salmon fillet, remove skin and cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon coriander leaves (Indonesian: daun ketumbar)

Instructions

1. Place water, shallot, garlic, chili, lemongrass, galangal, lime leaf, palm sugar, shrimp paste, and salt in a soup pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes.
2. Add salmon into the soup and return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Turn off heat, adjust salt and sugar as needed. Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with coriander leaves.