Gang Som (Fish in Sour Soup)

Prepare:

1 whole fish (clean and cut)

1 cup tamarind juice (non-dried tamarind+hot water)

1 cup sliced raw papaya

1 tbsp. fish sauce

2 tbsp. olive oil

2 cups water

Paste:

1 whole fish (small size)

7 dried red chili peppers (throw away the seed)

3 galingale

5 red onions

1 tbsp. shrimp paste

2 tbsp. LOBO gang som paste

Cooking Instructions:

1. Ground all the paste ingredients together.

2. Boil the fish for 10 minutes. Take its meat for 1/2 cup. Mix fish meat with the paste.

3. In a different pot, boil the water and add the paste from number 1. Until it's boiling, add tamarind juice. Try 1/2 cup first. If you like it very sour then add more.

4. Add fish and papaya. Cook for 15 minutes.

5. In a bowl, prepare fresh vegetables (any kind). Pour hot soup with fish over the vegetables. This way will make the vegetable cruchy.