Samlor korko
Samlor korko, from above
Non vegCambodia

Samlor korko

Cambodia's stirred soup: kroeung, toasted rice and a garden of vegetables. Hearty and herbal.

60 minTime
15 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Stirred soup2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayKroeung soup with pork, toasted rice and many vegetables.
The original
325kcalsame
15 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
60minutessame

Samlor korko.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

5 servings
Lemongrass3 stalks
Galangala thumb
Turmeric (ground turmeric)1½ tsp, or fresh
Kaffir lime leaves (makrut lime leaves)5
Garlic6 cloves
Shallots4
Rice3 tbsp, toasted and ground
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tbsp
Porkor fish, sliced
Shrimp paste2 tsp, or prahok
Fish sauce2 tbsp
Water6 cups
Raw banana (green plantain)green banana, sliced
Raw papaya (green papaya)green papaya, sliced
Pumpkinchunks
Green beanslong beans, cut
Brinjal (eggplant, aubergine)Thai eggplants
Drumstick leaves (moringa leaves)moringa leaves
Palm sugar (gula melaka)2 tsp

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Pound the lemongrass, galangal, turmeric, lime leaves, garlic and shallots into kroeung.
  2. 2Toast the rice until golden and grind to a powder.
  3. 3Fry the kroeung in the oil for 3 minutes, add the pork and cook until no pink remains. Add the shrimp paste.
  4. 4Add the water and fish sauce and simmer 15 minutes. Add the green banana, papaya and pumpkin and cook 10 minutes.
  5. 5Add the beans and eggplant for 5 minutes, then stir in the rice powder constantly for 5 minutes. Add the moringa and palm sugar.
Serve it like this

Serve in a big shared bowl with steamed rice, a salty side like dried fish, and fresh chilli.

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What goes with Samlor korko: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Fish amok60 min
With a main Beef lok lak35 min
On the side Baingan bharta40 min
On the side Bagara baingan50 min
To drink Kokum sharbat25 min
Something sweet Sakkarai pongal45 min
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