Recipes · Thai · Soups and Broths
Tom Khlong (Southern Thai Sour Fish Soup)
One serving has 299 kcal and 39 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (200%), selenium (113%), vitamin D (D2 + D3) (102%), pyridoxine (75%), phosphorus (63%) and manganese (49%). Ready in 35 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (502 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: celery, fish
Ingredients
- 150 g Snapper, raw
- 10 g Lemongrass, raw
- 10 g Ginger, fresh
- 30 g Shallots, raw
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 1 g Lemon zest
- 8 g Chilies, dried red
- 10 g Fish sauce
- 15 g Lime juice
- 10 g Tamarind pulp
- 250 g Fish stock
Method
- Bruise the lemongrass and galangal (ginger), and roughly chop the shallots and garlic.
- Bring the fish stock to a boil with the lemongrass, galangal, shallot, garlic, dried chilies and kaffir lime leaf (lemon zest); simmer 10 minutes to infuse.
- Add the fish and simmer gently 5-6 minutes until just cooked through and opaque.
- Stir in the tamarind pulp, fish sauce and lime juice, tasting and adjusting for a balance of sour, salty and spicy.
- Ladle into bowls and serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 299 kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 26.6 g | |
| Water | 424 mL | |
| Fiber | 4.3 g | 15% |
| Protein | 39.1 g | 81% |
| Tryptophan | 0.37 g | |
| Threonine | 1.4 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.5 g | |
| Leucine | 2.6 g | |
| Lysine | 2.9 g | |
| Methionine | 0.94 g | |
| Cystine | 0.35 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.3 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.1 g | |
| Valine | 1.7 g | |
| Histidine | 0.95 g | |
| Fat | 4.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 0.73 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.64 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.31 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.35 g | |
| Saturated | 0.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 55.5 mg | |
| Calcium | 175 mg | 18% |
| Copper | 0.31 mg | 34% |
| Iron | 3 mg | 17% |
| Magnesium | 104 mg | 34% |
| Manganese | 0.88 mg | 49% |
| Phosphorus | 443 mg | 63% |
| Potassium | 1,347 mg | 29% |
| Selenium | 62 µg | 113% |
| Sodium | 1,398 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.4 mg | 17% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.17 mg | 15% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.23 mg | 21% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 5.3 mg | 38% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.4 mg | 28% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.97 mg | 75% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 48.8 µg | 12% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 4.8 µg | 200% |
| Choline | 138 mg | 33% |
| Vitamin A | 157 µg | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 16.8 mg | 22% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 612 IU | 102% |
| Vitamin E | 2.2 mg | 14% |
| Vitamin K | 10.1 µg | 11% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.9 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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