Thai Sour Curry Recipe (Gaeng Som) - Hot Thai Kitchen

The first water-based curry on the show! Woah, took me long enough, eh? :) Gaeng som is a classic staple curry in many Thai homes because of its simplicity. It is probably the easiest curry paste to make from scratch, and arguably the healthiest as well. Tons of vegetables and herbs in a light, tart broth enriched with fish! Serve it with rice and I can have it every day!

In this recipe I have chosen green papaya, napa cabbage, carrots and long beans as my veg, but the options for veg are endless so think of this as a vegetable soup you can play around with. As is often the case with Thai food, it is gluten free :)

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Pailin “Pai” Chongchitnant is the author of the Hot Thai Kitchen cookbook, co-host of a Canadian TV series One World Kitchen on Gusto TV, and creator and host of the YouTube channel Pailin's Kitchen.

Pai was born and raised in southern Thailand where she spent much of her "playtime" in the kitchen. She traveled to Canada to study Nutritional Sciences at the University of British Columbia, and was later trained as a chef at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in San Francisco.

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[nathiqah]

I love how different south east asian cuisine tends to be similar yet uniquely different. This reminds me of Indonesian Sayur Asam or Malaysian Singgang/Pindang.

[aisyahshikhabdullah]

The moment when she said "Welcome to Hot Thai Kitchen" with the same tempo and rhythm in every episode 😍

[caino]

On my 2nd date with my girlfriend I tried to show off and impress, and give the impression that I know whats going on in the kitchen. I tried Pais' chilli basil chicken. It worked, 2 years later getting married and our 1st baby on the way, kinda like our favourite dish with sentimental value to it.
I'll be cooking this tonight, although my game is up, the fiancée now knows I'm hopeless in the kitchen and just follow hot thai kitchen recipes. Easy to follow, good instruction, and always great tasting.
Thanks Pai, best ever.

[KrulciferEdenfelt]

I was going to bed but one more video won’t hurt.. especially if yours (:

[EJ-phcj]

I just finished cooking it and it is delicious!!! Thank you so much for all of your recipes.

[nidhisareen]

god .... u n ur videos are so watching them from last 4 hrs almost crashing .... stay blessed and keep rising love from Australia :)

[ninaddful]

l love Gaeng Som mak mak one of the best dish in Thailand

[theunknownwebwell]

All I wish for you is all the happiness THANK U!! ur the one that made me learn how to cook! 💕

[fidelome]

I've just made it for the very first time, it was successful, am very satisfied with it, and my GOD its unbelievably delicious!!!! And yes, it made me salivate too haha This brought me back to the time when i had my very first sour Thai fish soup (just like this but it was colourless instead of orange-red) from an authentic thai restaurant in Malaysia and ever since that, i have been craving for it. I have always love and enjoy watching your videos and trying out new dishes. Because of your videos, i 've learned so much about Thai cuisine, I really love it very much <3 You have the best channel to learn how to cook Thai cuisine. You're the best Pai!
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[Walker-xf]

Pailin, you are the reason why I always stay up late and hanging out too much on I can't wait to try this one!!!

[irsyadilham]

Thank Pai I've been waiting this recipe so long...thank you for the recipe...will cook this

[oliviaantonette]

Omg! Yes! Thank you so much for this recipe Pai!

[edgardodomingo]

Among my fav Thai food serve w egg omelet, crispy-pork belly w rice. Now I am able to cook it anytime. Thank you.

[songhenry]

Hey Pai, you should try watermelon skin. Of course u gotta peel the green part first. I just made it and it's the best Ive tried

[michaelwesterland]

Pai, so much luv for your recipes and how-to's, i will be making this recipe Saturday for fam & neighbors, you are such a great teacher and i tell everyone it is on you!

[neilmacdonald]

There is a decent packet paste available, its not great but it will do if you're in a hurry. It's quite a simple dish to make but hard to make a great one as in my experience you need to get the balance just right. My old neighbour in Bang Na liked his insanely spicy and salty, my ex liked hers sour as hell. I mostly eaten it with fish not prawn and on several occasions used the rind of watermelon in place of papaya which works very well. A real favourite, so im happy to see it done here :) yaaay for htk!

[AnzanHoshinRoshi]

Thank you, Pailin. Nice with white or green lobak (daikon)...

[usoewynn]

Many many thanks 👍 chef of hot 🥵 Thai kitchen. Excellent 👍 chef.

[chanonwisanmongkol]

Snake head fish is the best for Gang Som.