6 thai soup sweet sour Recipes

tamarind pulp* (from a 1-lb. brick ), vegetable oil, shallots, cut into 1/8-in.-thick slices, then dried with paper towels, garlic clove, minced, sambal oelek * or other chili paste, qt. reduced-sodium chicken broth, thai or vietnamese fish sauce, sugar, roma tomatoes, cut into 1-in. cubes, shredded green cabbage, fresh pineapple, cut into wedges, then into 1/8-in.-wide matchsticks, bean sprouts, raw shrimp (26 to 30 per lb.), peeled and deveined, several sprigs rice paddy herb or cilantro, chopped, thai basil leaves , torn into pieces, thai bird chiles or other small hot chiles, chopped, limes, cut into wedges

dried chinese mushrooms (optional), chicken broth, garlic cloves, minced, ginger, pickled and slices, rice vinegar, soft brown sugar, chicken breast, very finely sliced, scallions, sliced, stalks lemongrass , halved lengthwise, red thai chile, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, fresh cilantro leaves, to garnish

winter squash or 1 (2 -2 1/2 lb) buttercup squash or 1 (2 -2 1/2 lb) acorn squash, about 2-21/2 lb, peeled, de-seed, diced, reserving 1 cup, vegetable oil, red lentil, water, coconut milk, onion, chopped, green pepper, de-seeded, chopped, garlic cloves, peeled, coarsely chopped, gingerroot, peeled, chopped, thai red curry paste, sweet chili sauce, canned tomatoes, hot sauce (to taste), salt, vegetable bouillon cube, freshly grated pepper, chopped fresh cilantro, sour cream or yogurt

tamarind pulp (optional), sliced shallots, salad oil, minced garlic, asian chili paste or hot chili flakes, fat-skimmed chicken broth, shrimp, peeled, deveined, and rinsed, pineapple chunks (3/4 in .), asian fish sauce (nuoc mam or nam pla) or reduced-sodium soy sauce, sugar, lime juice (6 tbsp if you don tsp use tamarind pulp), roma tomatoes (6 oz. total), rinsed, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch wedges, bean sprouts, rinsed and drained, chopped fresh thai or anise basil (rau hung que) or regular basil leaves, chopped rice-paddy herb (ngo om) or fresh cilantro, chopped fresh thai (hang prik) or serrano chilies