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Poh Taek
Ingredients:
For 2 servings
100 g. (3 1/2 oz.) prawns, cleaned well
100 g. (3 1/2 oz.) squid, cleaned well and cut into bite-size pieces
100 g. (3 1/2 oz.) mussels
100 g. (3 1/2 oz.) sea fish (sea bass, fillet), cut into bite-size pieces
100 g. (3 1/2 oz.) crab, cut into pieces
4 cups chicken stock
1 tbs. lemongrass, cut into 1 cm. (1/2 inch) long pieces
2 kaffir lime leaves
5 slices galangal
2 fresh chillies
1 dried chillies
1 tbs. sweet basil leaves
1 tbs. fish sauce
1 tsp. palm sugar
3-4 tsp. lime juice
3 tsp. roasted chilli paste
1 tbs. vegetable oil
 

Preparation:

1. In a frying pan, stir-fry the fish and seafood with roasted chilli paste for 10 seconds. Remove from heat.
2. In a pot, bring the chicken stock to a boil and add the seafood.
3. Add lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, fresh chillies, dried chillies, and sweet basil. Bring to boil once again.
4. Season with fish sauce, palm sugar, and lime juice. Adjust the taste. Remove.

Note : "Poh Taek" in Thai means explosive fish wharf! Just the name itself can signify the varieties of the taste of this particular dish.






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