Nasi Goreng Tom Yum / Tom Yum Fried Rice

Tom Yum is bekend als soep maar kan ook als nasi, noodles of pasta worden bereid.

Tom yum, een pikante heldere soep, wordt gezien als een van de bekendste Thaise gerechten. Ook in de buurlanden Laos, Maleisië en Singapore wordt tom yum geserveerd.

"Tom" betekent "koken" en "yum" refereert aan een pittige en zure Thaise salade. "Tom yum" is dus een Thaise pikante en zure soep.
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Tom Yum is usually prepared as soup can also be prepared as fried rice, noodles or pasta.
Tom yum, a spicy clear soup, is one of the most famous Thai dishes. It is also served in the neighbouring countries; Laos, Malaysia and Singapore.
"Tom" means "cooking" and "yum" refers to a spicy and sour Thai salad. "Tom yum" literally means spicy and sour soup.

The basic ingredients for tom yum are : 
lemongrass, lime leaves, bird's eye chillies, galangal

Most of the ingredients above are sold frozen at the toko. Getting a good lemongrass can be quite tricky. I bought a few from different brands to find one that has nice strong smell. 

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The ingredients for the nasi goreng:

- 3 cups of uncooked rice - cook and then leave to cool. It depends on the type of rice that you       get. If  it is the soft fluffy rice, it's best to cook it the night before.

- 3 eggs - fried and scrambled

- 2 red onions, 4 garlic (blended / sliced thinly)

- 30g (or more) of tom yam paste

- pak soi / cabbage

- 1 stalk of lemongrass (smashed)

- a few slices of galangal (I did not add.)

- 3-4 pieces of lime leaves

- 3 pieces of chicken thigh (cut small)

- 10 -12 pieces of prawns. 

- Fish sauce (optional)

Method:

1) Heat up some oil. Add the lemongrass, galangal, blended/sliced onions and garlic. Fry till fragrant.

2) Add the chicken till it's cooked. Then add the prawns, tom yam paste and fish sauce. Fry till the prawns are cooked.

3) Add the vegetables and lime leaves. Mix the ingredients.

4) Add the rice and mix the ingredients. Add salt to taste.

5) When the rice is hot, turn off the fire. Sprinkle with fried shallots(optional) before serving.