This dish was created spontaneously. Never thought of using apple in this dish at all. Not until I finished marinating the chicken meat and slicing the onion. I saw a few small green apples sitting on my counter top that I would really love to finish. We were invited to a friend's house for lunch and later he showed us around the campus that he was teaching. It was a private campus and it has a few grown apple trees there for you to help yourself. It must be the human instinct or what because I couldn't stop myself from picking my own organic apples from the trees! Of course the apples were small and sour, just like eating green apple. Since Tom Yam was sour and this apple was sour, I thought they would be a good match, thus I sliced some up for use in my cooking.
The result? Definitely a good combination because the sourness from the apple compliment the Tom Yam paste very well.
Ingredients:
1 chicken breast, sliced thinly and marinated with salt and cornstarch
1/2 yellow onion, thinly sliced
1 Granny Smith apple (or green sour apple), sliced thinly [I used 4 small apples that I picked]
4-5 Kaffir lime leaves, sliced thinly
2 Tbsp. Tom Yam paste
1/2 cup of water
1 tsp. sugar
Oil for cooking
Method:
1. Heat oil in a wok. When heated, add in the marinated chicken and stir-fry until no longer pink.
2. Add in the onion and kaffir lime leaves. Stir-fry until onion is transparent. Add in the Tom Yam paste, stir to cook a little, add in water (for sauce) and sugar. Serve hot.
creative meal!! oh! I love spicy and sour tom yam flavor!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. The tartness of the apple will really go well with the tom yam paste.
ReplyDeleteYou are indeed creative and daring in the kitchen. Hope to learn from you and someday be adventurous in my kitchen too!
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting combination. Wonder what it taste like.
ReplyDeleteHow creatively resourceful! Looks yummy.
ReplyDeleteThat's a very creative idea to use green applies and tom yam paste.
ReplyDeleteAny ideas for lemons? our neighbours just gifted us a whole big bag of it!
it must had tasted gorgeously as the sweetness of the apples goes well with tom yam!
ReplyDeleteI came across many posts today which coincide with some of the ingredients I used recently. Here in your post, I found apples the similarity. I think the addition of apples to this tom yam fry will taste very good!
ReplyDeleteThat's so creative of you to add apples in this dish!
ReplyDeleteTom yam with apples? This is new for me. Ching, You´re really creative.
ReplyDeletewhat an unusual combination, apple and tom yam. But it sure does look tasty!
ReplyDeleteThanks beachlover.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gert.
Thanks family first. I'm sure you will. :)
Ling, surprisingly it tasted really good. My hubby didn't know it was apple in the first place.
Thanks js!
Daphne, you can make lemon cookies, lemon pound cake or cakes, use it to grill/bake fish or chicken.
Thanks BBOven.
Tigerfish, it must be the "默气" among food bloggers. Btw, my Mandarin write correct or not? Very bad in pin yin and not sure those are correct words or not. :P
Thanks baking fiend.
Thanks Retno. It was new to me too, first time adding fruit into my dish and that was because I had apples sitting on my counter top that day screaming to be used.
Thanks jo. I was surprised that it pair really well too. My hubby thought it was potatoes at first. :P
tom yum + green apple = double tangy!! I likeeeeee :D
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea. I have tom yam paste and only use it for tom yam soup. I will give it a try next week!
ReplyDeleteLove your recipe....it's easy to follow esp for a beginner like me.
Thanks noobcook. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks ren. Hope you like it! I have another Tom Yam chicken recipe under Poultry, you are welcome to check it out too. :)
I would normally see pineapple pieces in a similar dish. Sour green apples is an inspired choice!
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