King prawn tom yum soup jelly
* This post is part of the Royal Selangor Jellyriffic Competition where ten bloggers from around the world compete by posting recipes each day for 30 days in the month of October 2011 to raise awareness and support for breast cancer. *
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Many people have the misconstrued idea that Thai food is spicy with lots of fiery chillies. This may be true to a certain extent with its spicy green and red curries, tom yum soup and wok hot stir-fries.
To me, the elegance of Thai cuisine is found in the beautiful flavours of lemongrass, kaffir lime and coriander (also known as cilantro).
We love Thai food in Sydney for a few reasons. It is incredibly tasty with an explosion of sweet, sour, spicy and tangy flavours that tantalises the palate. It is relatively cheap at restaurants and innovative Thai chefs and restaurateurs have spiced up the dining scene in Sydney with increasingly creative and modern Thai recipes. Sydneysiders have a lot more to look forward to in a cuisine which is already firmly established as one of the favourites in capital cities around the world.
King prawn tom yum soup jelly
Therefore, when we were “dreaming up” our Cuisines of the World recipes, it was unanimous that Thai must be included as one of them.
So we bring to you our first Thai dish of yet another beautiful cuisine of the world:
Day 10: Entrée – King prawn tom yum soup jelly
1 king prawn, shelled Method This is a delicate recipe took us a couple of attempts to perfect. This dish needs to strike a fine balance between jelly and soup. The top of the pyramid is the most tasty because it is concentrated with the flavours from the prawn shells and tom yum paste. Tip: Do not use too much gelatin for this recipe because you want each spoonful of this delicious jelly to just melt in your mouth to resemble a spicy chilled soup. Note: Ingredients have been measured to sufficiently make just one serve per the Royal Selangor jelly mould. Increase the portions of ingredients in proportion to the number of serves you wish to make.
Ingredients
2 – 3 teaspoon tom yum soup paste
1 cup water
1 grape tomatoes, cut into eight wedges
1 kaffir lime leave, slit into very fine slivers
1 small red chilli, slit into very fine slivers
2 – 3 coriander leaves
2 – 3 strips of lemon rind, slit into very fine slivers
1 teaspoon gelatin powder
Sprinkling of white pepper and salt to taste
1. Heat water in small saucepan until simmering then add prawn shells and prawn cutlet to cook for approximately 2 minutes.
2. Discard shells and rinse prawn cutlet in cold water to stop the cooking.2. Add sliced shrimp, coriander, slivers of chilli, kaffir lime and lemon into the stock and pour stock into the Royal Selangor jelly mould.
3. Stand mould in the fridge to chill for approximately 5 – 6 hours to set.
4. Remove from the mould when the jelly is firm and serve chilled with garnish with small slivers of kaffir lime leaf, shallots, lemon rind and chilli.
The “prized catch” of this particular jelly is that succulent piece of king prawn cutlet right in the middle of the jelly which Mysaucepan ate.
The "prize" in the tom yum soup jelly
I stole a spoonful of the jelly with a little of the thick flavoursome stock jelly that accumulated at the top of the pyramid.
Along with a sliver of grape tomato and a coriander leaf, this is a dynamite mouthful of savoury, sour and spicy mix that just burst in my mouth.
The thin slivers of lemon rind, chilli and kaffir lime leaf added a delicate textural and taste sensation that is quintessentially Thai.
King prawn tom yum soup jelly
This has been the tastiest jelly and definitely one of my favourites so far among all the jellies we have made in this competition. I just can’t wait for summer because this tom yum jelly is a sure winner.
Chilled, zesty and spicy flavours of this jelly are sure to impress along with that piece of steak sizzling on the summer barbie!
King prawn tom yum soup jelly
So dear readers, what is your favourite Thai food?
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Really elegant food styling! Love the colour and delicateness of the thin veggie strands. What a rewarding “prize” to have in the middle! Whoever ate it sure is lucky! =D
Hi Winston
Mysaucepan ate the prawn and she said it was like eating a prawn cutlet with some chilled spicy savoury soup that melted in the mouth. Familiar taste but in a different form
I would have never thought you would transform a Thai soup into a cone! It looks as fantastic and surprising as everything you have been making this month.
Hi Sissi,
We loved it because it was a familiar taste of tom yum soup in a different form – chilled with a different texture. This jelly mould has really given us new perspectives in looking at recipes and ingredients.
Very beautiful and I’m coming back tomorrow for your new creation
Ingenius idea…soup in a jelly cone so you can get a cold start packed with a fiery punch for a meal. Love it.
This looks amazing!
I love the soft peak -knowing that it is a spoonful of spicy and savory delight!
I have never done much with gelatin- you are showing me a whole new world in cookery!
Hi heidi
The soft peak is the tastiest bit of this dish! It has turned out to be a natural 2-layered jelly nd one of the wobbliest we have made so far because we only used a small amount of gelatin.
Hmmm…I am curious of how this would taste like. Sourish and spicy jelly!
Hi Ching
We have only used a small amount of gelatin so the “jelly” literally melts in the mouth. A good way to eat it is to combine a little of the cone tip which is packed with flavour and a little of the bottom bit which has more jelly and it’s a burst of chilled spicy sour flavour.
I am so impressed with all your recipes and food styling. This is above and beyond sensational and how challenging this must be to post one everyday for a month. Truely incredible work. You should be proud of yourself.
10 days in and still amazing creative jellies!
It looks wonderful!
What an innovative recipe making a jelly out of a soup!
You’ve really thrown down the gauntlet on this challenge!
Tom yam soup jelly! Very creative. Loving all your jelly mould series!
To be honest, it sounds a little … weird (for lack of a more polite word) … I guess the thought of a savoury soup and jelly doesn’t really mix but hey, commendations on creativity!!! Will have to try it one day.
To be honest, it sounds a little … weird (for lack of a more polite word) … I guess the thought of a savoury soup and jelly doesn’t really mix but hey, commendations on creativity!!! Will have to try it one day.
This recipe looks really interesting. Good luck with the competition.
This is the most creative thing ive seen in a whole….never have thought of tom yum soup in a jelly form plated up like this 😀 hahaha. in fact, i dont think ive ever had a savoury jelly before!
looking fwd to read upcoming jelly creations!
I can imagine the sweet taste of this tom yum jelly soup. With so many ingredients packed into this little cone.
Hahaha, I love that you “jellied” the coriander! 😀
Mmmm, the thought of a tom yam jelly makes my mouth water, especially that shot of the prawn. Actually, it sparks an idea to make some kind of tom kha jelly… Thanks!
I’m super impressed. My favorite Tom Yum Soup is in jelly form! I also love the red, yellow, green garnish. So pretty!
you have the most creative and elegant jellies!
This is such a great idea! Would have never have thought of putting a prawn in a jelly. Love that its melt in the mouth.
So very elegant, a great lunch or first course! Are you getting sick of jelly yet though?
Hi InTolerantChef
I was getting sick the first couple of recipes but by the third recipe we found it’s getting interesting because it can be such a creative process. After 13 recipes, we have only used gelatin in 7 of those, the rest were a combination of using the mould and ingredients to create something different and exciting
fav thai food is fresh spring rolls – the ones at chat thai or home thai!
Wow! Thinking outside the box