Cambodian Beef Sour Soup Recipe
January 26, 2023 Cambodia Recipe 
Cambodian Beef Sour Soup Recipe makes from beef and morning glory known as samlor machou kroeung sach ko in Khmer. It’s easy to make at home and also you can easily adjust the seasonings to suit your taste.
Ingredients
| 1 lbs (900 gram) of beef brisket with fat, or you can use ½ lb (450 gram) of beef and ½ lb (450 gram) of stripe | ||
| 5 to 6 Thai aubergines eggplants cut to bite size | ||
| 1 bell pepper green or red or yellow for color or long bean | ||
| 2 tablespoon of krasang or tamarind power (put 1 tablespoon first) | ||
| 2 tablespoon of prohok (put 1 tablespoon first) | ||
| 1 tablespon of knorr chicken powder | ||
| Water or chicken broth add to your desire thickness of the soup | ||
| 1 tablespoon of Fish sauce | ||
| Sleuk Katrop or Holy basil for garnish |
For Kroeung (lemongrass paste)
| 1 dried Mexico chili soak in water take the seeds out | ||
| 2 stalk of lemongrass sliced thin | ||
| 4 kaffir lime leaves sliced thin | ||
| 2 slice of galangal | ||
| 4 big cloves of garlic | ||
| 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder or fresh turmeric | ||
| 1/2 teaspoon of salt | ||
| In mortar pestle pound all the ingredients to paste set aside |
Directions to make Cambodian Beef Sour Soup Recipe
- In a soup pot on medium heat put kroeung and meat together with half cup of water cook stir until the meat is tender
- Now add all the vegetables, more water stir together let cook till the vegetables are tender
- Add Krasang or tamarind powder, chicken powder and prohok continue to cook until the meat and vegetables are cooked to your liking. Taste and adjust the flavor with more sour or salty turn the heat off
- Garnish with holy basil or sleuk Katroup.
Note: you can use water spinach for this recipe also.
Serve with rice
Enjoy
Related Recipe: Vietnamese BBQ Chicken Recipe
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 2
Calories Per Serving: 802
% Daily Value
Total Carbohydrate 88g 32%
Cholesterol 203mg 68%
Total Fat 17g 22%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Dietary Fiber 50g 179%
Protein 83g 166%
Sodium 1310mg 57%
Sugars 47g 94%
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