Tom Yum Goong & Pho Bo Soup (Exam Daily Activity)

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How you guys doing ? i hope you guys fine and ready to read my Exam daily activity. Actually it is gonna be same like usually but this time is more challenged because only 2people should work together to make 1 Food or 1 Dish. My group get Oriental Buffet Menu. As usually my CDP decided who will make Appertizer, Soup, Main Course and Dessert. Fitri and Me got Soup section, The Soup of Oriental Menu is Tom Yum Goong and Pho bo Soup. 

As we know, Tom Yum Goong is a type of hot and sour Thai Soup, usually cook with Shirmp or Prawn. Tom Yum Goong is originally traditional food from Thailand. In recent years, Tom Yum Goong has been popuralised around the world. By their name "Tom Yum", Tom in Thailand mean Boiling Procces and Yum refers to a Thai Spicy and Sour Salad. Tom Yum characteristik is by its distinct Hot and Sour flavors, with fragrant spice and herbs generously used in the broth. The soup  is also made with fresh ingredients such as Lemongrass, Lime Leaves, Galangal, Lime Juice, Fish Sauce, Crushed Red Chilli.

Tom Yum is so easy to make, that's why Tom Yum can be popular around the world. Also being basic food for Oriental Food. How to make Tom Yum Goong is :

Ingredients :

1. Shrimp Stock

2. Lime Leaves

3. Lime Juices

4. Galangal

5. Lemongrass

6. Garlic

7. Tom Yum paste

8. Salt

9. Shrimp or Prawn 

10. Mushroom

11. Fishball

How To Make :

1. Prepare all ingredients and tools,

2. Mix Lemongrass, Garlic, Lime Leaves, Galangal, with Shrimp Stock,

3. Add some Tom Yum paste and Lime Juice, wait till it a bit boil

4. Add seosoning 

5. Add Shrimp or Prawn, Mushroom, and Fishball 

6. Waitill the seasoning taste good on Shrimp and then colour of Shrimp Stock changing to be Red Stock

7. Ready to serve.

If you don't know what is Shrimp Stock and how to make it, here let me tell you. Fisrt saute skin of Shrimp or Prawn till be Red. Then, Simmer it with Water, Mirepoix (Carrot, Onion and Celery), and Bouqet Garnie for at least 5hours or more. More time more good. Or you also can change Shrimp Stock and use Water but the taste will actually different, so better to make Shrimp Stock and use it for Tom Yum Goong.

Here is Some Pictures of Ingredients and How To Make it :

Let's talk about Pho Bo Soup, my second Soup of Oriental Menu. 

Pho Bo Soup or Pho Soup is Vietnamese soup, actually from North Vietname. First time the made Pho Bo is when France colonized Vietnam for few years. Actually Pho Soup was make by France people but they made it in Vietnam so some people said Pho Bo or Pho Soup is Vietnamese Soup. It was made in 19centuries when France colonized Vietnam, especially North Vietnam.

Because how to make and the ingredients is easy to get and easy to make, so Pho Bo or Pho Soup was easy to be popular soup in Vietnam. Start in North Vietnam then become traditional soup in all part of Vietnam. Pho Bo or Pho Soup os Vietnamese soup consisting of Broth, Rice Noodles, A Few Herbs and Meat. After Vietnam war over, Pho Bo or Pho Soup become Popular Street Food in Vietnam. Let's cook it!

Ingredients :

1. Beef Stock

2. Lemongrass

3. Ginger Root

4. Shallot

5. Lime Leaves

6. Salt and Pepper

7. Glass Noodle

8. Roasted Beef

9. Bean Sprouts

How To Make :

1. Prepare ingredients and tools,

2. Boil beef stock,

3. Add Lemongrass, Ginger, Shallot and Lime leaves,

4. Give seasoning

5. Wait till it smell good and a bit boil,

6. Put Glassnoodle and Bean Sprouts in Bowl serve,

7. Add The Pho Stock to the bowl,

8. Add the Roasted Beef 

9. Give some Garnish and Phobo Soup is ready to serve.

It's easy right ? If you confusing should you use Beef Stock or not, it depends if you want to make a real Phobo or Pho Soup of course should use Beef Stock. Water also okay but you will add a lot of seasoning. How to make Beef Stock is also same like other stock. Beef, Mirepoix (Carrot,Onion and Selery), and Bouqet Garnie. Simmer for at least 5hours. More time more good.

Here is some Pictures of Procces to make Phobo or Pho Soup :

For Exam Daily actually first day we prepared the stock, Shrimp Stock and Beef Stock. The second day we mixed the ingrediets and start to make the Soups. That's all for my exam daily,  hope you guys like it.
Stay tune for next blog!! !