Somlor Machoo Srai Cooking Tutorial

[kittycatbloodlove747]

I love this dish!

Me and mom like it with eggs in it ^.^ Does that sound weird? LOL

Anyways love it!

[ackhmer]

oh gosh.. the song is very uhmm OLD LOL

[mizzwhatever253]

Hi Bong! I absolutely LOVE all of your cooking tutorials! Especially this one. I've tried it and my family love it. By the way, can you do a cooking tutorial of somlor nam ya? or tirk somlor num banh chok? Thanks a million!

[dinachhuth31]

man I do luv it but I cook it w/ da same ingredient but prepare it so diff.

[VivianVo89]

i'm vietnamese and we have a very similar soup, but i prefer this onee! love your recipe :)

[11994]

mmm this looks good! Khmer and Filipino cuisine look very similar...by the way the soup on the package of the tamarind powder is called "sinigang na sampalok", you should give it a try :)

[forg3tm3not770]

@11994 Thanks! I can't wait to try it!

[Krittayot95]

My family LOVES making machu srai with fish.! Idk y though lol

[forg3tm3not770]

@Krittayot95 Yes, fish and other seafoods will go well with this dish.

[samanthaalex1989]

That is one pot of very good soup, I like to use a lot of fish sauce too!! :)

[bren5209]

wow u sure a good cook! It look so delicious!

[usaguru1]

Too much fish sauce, if I used fish sauce I don't use prohok. I I rarely use prohok any more, I use only a little bit of fish sauce. Also, if you fresh ingredients,it is better than the powder.

[godzilla401]

if u live around nyc..i want to try..lol

[forg3tm3not770]

@godzilla401 sorry, but if you live around GA, you can *^_^*

[kcl060]

If I don't have galangal powder, can I just use fresh galangal? If so, how much?

[forg3tm3not770]

@kcl060 Hi! Fresh galangal is always the best. I would just cut a thin long slice of it, bruised it a little and drop it in the pot. That's what I usually do when I have fresh ones.

[kcl060]

@forg3tm3not770 Great, thanks! I had never even heard of galangal powder before, only fresh and dried, but I guess if you can dry it, you can make a powder of it, too. 

[forg3tm3not770]

@BardyCharver You're welcome and tell me how it goes.

[godzilla401]

your soup is close to perfection but i give u 90% and the 10% i want to taste...haha

[forg3tm3not770]

@godzilla401 LOL! Thanks!

[kolapredbokor]

yummmyyy u cook a bitt different from me..ehhehehe

[nickster3k]

Oops...my bad, just look at your video again. You did have Gee Ma Ohm in there already....good job.

[nickster3k]

Got cut off...meant to finish off saying is Tumeric powder should not be used with this kind of soup. It is usually used in Salar Machoo Kreung. Lastly, you should use fresh or even dried galangal only. The powder form just doesn't quite cut it as far as taste wise.

[nickster3k]

Interesting recipe combination. Salar machoo of this kind Goes better with fish, not chicken. (but i guess thats a matter of preference) If you add Prahok, fish sauce, chicken boullion and tamarind mix, adding salt is very unnecessary. You forgot the kaffir leaves. Thats very important to bring out the flavor and aroma. Also, mince and oil pan fry some garlic cloves to put in soup, instead of mashing it. I've never seen tumeric powder used in this type of salar machoo. Tumeric powder is t

[mskatwoman022008]

i never see this soup before. wow it look very tasty. did you learned this from ur mom?

[forg3tm3not770]

@mskatwoman022008 Hi! Thank you and yes, I sure did.

[Trilinguist]

How come you have "fish paste" mixed with salt, pepper, sugar, and garlic when you already put prahok? Fish paste is prahok... Unless you use two different types of prahok? Can you enlighten me on this?

[forg3tm3not770]

@Trilinguist It's just for the flavor.

[forg3tm3not770]

@Trilinguist It's just for the flavor and yes, fish paste is prahok.

[sexyazngirl21]

do u even know how to cook?????because whatever you are adding they dont even put it in there........wat a retart....hahaha

[GaySingleMulatto]

Thanks for the great video. I didn't know how much of my galangal to use, and I didn't like the way it tasted in my yellow split pea soup (wrong direction) but now I have this wonderful soup to make. However, I'm never going to be able to eat that much hot pepper, it would kill me! I think I'm actually going to make some soup out of some leftover roasted chicken I have in the fridge! I've done it before and it's great! I love the authenticity of your product too!

[forg3tm3not770]

@GaySingleMulatto I think that sounds great! I've been using a lot of rotisserie chicken in my khmer soups lately to cut down on the cooking time.

[missnget]

Great Job....because this is farmer's sour soup it is usually dependent on what the farmer has available to eat. Certain vegetables that are harvest, the meat that are usually available. Different regions of Cambodia will cook differently.

[forg3tm3not770]

@missnget Thanks! Your explanation is very clear for some of these viewers.

[Blu4vu]

This is not the way to make it you only use fish and lemon grass I don't know what kind of paste you made for it. The paste you made is not for somlar machoo srai.

[sreynauch]

That's not somlar machoo srai because somlar machoo srai use only fish paste and not fish sauce. I love to make cambodian food

[forg3tm3not770]

@sreynauch Great...let's share your recipe or video.

[phana21]

shouldn't you strain the fish paste so you wont eat the bones... also scoop the fat thats boiling on the surface.

[forg3tm3not770]

@phana21 Yes, I had scooped up the fat and yes, you can strain or chop.

[Razcal87]

so different from my samlor machoo. i use only pork for meat and vegetable is only tacorn that it.

[IndieGirl]

you lost me at fish paste

[forg3tm3not770]

@IndieGirl Fish Paste is what makes the dish the way it is and it has a certain flavor to it.

[Somsoreiyah]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge! That looks so yummy!!!!

[forg3tm3not770]

@Somsoreiyah Thank you for viewing!

[dakhmerheart]

Great Tutorial. It looks delicious. Can I order to go?

[forg3tm3not770]

@dakhmerheart As long as you're in GA...*^_^*

[KeraPera]

wow that looks so good. Do you eat that with rice or is that its own course? There aren't any Asian store/supermarket around me so I will have to settle for drooling over your videos forever.

[forg3tm3not770]

Thanks KerPera! Yes, we usually eat this with rice, but when I'm dieting my rice, I don't mind eating this soup extra hot by itself.

[forg3tm3not770]

@KeraPera Thanks! You can eat it with rice or alone. When I feel like eating comfort food without bloating, I'll just eat this alone.

[khmerxunique]

i love how u do make up & cookin tutorials!

[forg3tm3not770]

Thanks khmerxunique!

[camboxcutie]

ooh this look so good!!! aukun jran bong! by the way what is this song i like it

[forg3tm3not770]

You're welcome paowne camboxcutie! I'm sorry dear, don't know what this song is called...just a small collection from my sister's cds.

[Daryahou]

what is fish paste? I never see that before where did u get it from?

[forg3tm3not770]

I think you're asking me about the fermented fish. You can get that in your local Asian grocery store. It's used to flavor foods, but you have to have the taste for it in order to get used to it.

[KhatiyaKorner]

Your recipe to Machoo Srai is very similar to how I make Machoo Youn with the exception of Pahok. That's what I like about cooking is that you can just go with what works best for you - unless you are cooking for others.

[forg3tm3not770]

I totally agree! I can't wait to start watching your videos in which I had just subscribed...*^_^*

[xFanPireAddictx]

is this somlor machew yoon or srai?

[forg3tm3not770]

It's somlor machoo srai. Somlor Machoo Yune is completely different with different ingredients. I will make a tutorial on it one of these days.

[forg3tm3not770]

Thank you very much bong pras. I am very delighted that it's a baby girl.

[forg3tm3not770]

Hi Bong! Thank you very much...now with the weather brightening up, I can start making more tutorials. And yes, I am 5 1/2 mths pregnant...I'm having a girl! This is the reason why I was lacking videos for the past several months.

[redfootwalking]

Wow, this looks delicious!

[forg3tm3not770]

Thanks redfootwalking! It's one of my favs.

[forg3tm3not770]

I'm having a girl and thank you very much videos0875!

[tbfr3shy]

i love that soup lol

now im hungry imma make my mom cookit for me this weekend!

[forg3tm3not770]

LOL! thanks tbfr3shy!

[onu1980]

hey babe thank you for posting great vids...can u show us how to cook (AMOk)...thank you :D

[forg3tm3not770]

Hi there ono1980! I will be making AMOK for Khmer New Years coming up and make sure to make a tutorial then...*^_^*

[pochra203]

this dish is heaven, my favorite!

[forg3tm3not770]

one of my favs too...*^_^*

[MeSoHorny213]

I made this again last week! It was good! Thanks again for the tutorial!!

[forg3tm3not770]

Awesome! Thank you for trying it.

[KeoMeas]

I cooked it tonight. My husband love it!!!

Thanks so much for showing. Machoo Srai( Srai = farm/countryside?) I tried to say it in Khmer. But not sure how to pronounce it. Thanks again for always sharing new receipes.

[forg3tm3not770]

Hi KeoMeas!  Yes, Srai=farm/countryside...you're very welcome and I'm glad that you guys like it.

[cycroxia]

Hi bong! This is one of my favorite dish.. Never paid attention to cooking until now lol!! Ur tutorial is so helpful & its making me hungry.. let me try it!!! Thanks!!

[forg3tm3not770]

Great! Tell me how it goes and thanks for watching!

[cycroxia]

Thank u much bong! It taste great. U made it easy to follow unlike my mom..a little this a little that..grr I prefer measurement..bcuz its easier for me to pix. but newayz..it was sooo goood now i can try with other veggies..again thanx a bunch! ;)

[sivegirl]

dang that look good ! you know your kitchen looks very familiar with mine ! the color the table the cabinet...yeah ! lol haha you're like a pro combodian food chef man ! im so jealous of you !

[forg3tm3not770]

LOL! Thanks sivegirl!

[Sattaya1]

damn that looks hella salty!

[2shourt]

i can just smell it mmmmmmmm

[forg3tm3not770]

Thanks 2shourt!

[zeep1won]

looks delicious bong srey....I can't buy fuzzy melon or ma-om where I live right now, but when I move to Cambodia next year I'll have to try your recipe! :)

[forg3tm3not770]

Thanks paowne zeep1won. You can substitute fuzzy melon with green papaya and sub ma-om with basil.

[ladydivine781]

Can you tell me what is rice paddy?

[forg3tm3not770]

Rice paddy is an herb that you can find at your local asian grocery store. It has this distinct smell to it that kicks up your soup...especially sour ones.

[forg3tm3not770]

Hi tvjl08. Thank you very much. I currently reside in GA. No, not pregnant, just fat. Thanks for watching.

[KeoMeas]

Bong, why don't you write your cooking book. I'll buy them.

[forg3tm3not770]

Aww...you're so sweet. Whenever I make my own cookbook, I'll give you a free one...you won't have to buy it...*^_^*

[forg3tm3not770]

Yes, you can add ma-om to this dish. The reason why I didn't is b/c I already had marea prowe (holy basil).

[MeSoHorny213]

I made this soup the other day and I must say that its THA BOMB!!! Thanks for sharing... If it werent for you, I'd still be eating spaghetti on  a regular basis! Thanks for bringing excitement back to my kitchen!

[forg3tm3not770]

Aww...I'm so glad you like it. Thanks MeSoHorny213! I'll try to post more in the future.

[lovelykrystal]

I love your cooking tutorials! Thank you for sharing with us.

For somlar machoo, I prefer to cut the fuzy squash julien style.

[forg3tm3not770]

Thanks lovelykrystal. My mom gets so particular with how each vegetables are cut and prepped for each dish...call it old school...hehe!

[forg3tm3not770]

Thanks Ntxawmzoo.

[forg3tm3not770]

Not quite yet Ntxawmzoo....not pregnant, just fat.

[krayziek161]

i love this song is the best were did you get it from

[forg3tm3not770]

Hi krayziek161! I'm sorry, but I do not know the artist and title b/c I extracted it from my sister's CDs.

[Trilinguist]

Khmer food is based on cooking with fresh ingredients. How come you use powdered ingredients like tamarind and galangal? Those powdered and refined version of the fresh ingredients have a sharp contrast in flavor, the fresher the better.

[forg3tm3not770]

I understand trilinguist, but not everybody has a farmer's market right down the street from them. Have you ever watched Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee on the Food Network? My tutorials are similiar to hers because I like to do shortcuts and make it more convenient and easier for my viewers.

[Trilinguist]

Ahh I see. You may have guessed it, but Culinary Arts is my skill and major so I usually have bias opinions and dried ingredients.

[hxhbaby]

it looks good, where do u buy the galangal and the rice paddy?

[forg3tm3not770]

Thanks hxhbaby! You can find it at any asian grocery stores. I have a farmer's market down the street that I get my ingredients from and I also plant my own herbs and vegetables in my yard.

[LeakenaDoll]

the "fuzzy squash" is called gourd =) i gota try this recipe looks very good!!!!

[forg3tm3not770]

Thanks LeakenaDoll!

[Shameekz56]

Great cooking tutorial! Looks yummy!!!

[forg3tm3not770]

Thank you Shameekz56!

[savadysey]

You are the best in showing how to prepare Khmer foods. Thank you!!!! One of my friend asked me...what is Khmer foods? My mom cooks Khmer foods and some dishes we use fish paste (its smelly but the BEST), and other time she don't. It's kind of hard to describe what is Khmer foods because we are kind of similar to Thai, Lao, Chinese, and Viet..we just use different ingridient and flavors. Correct me if I am wrong.

Keep those videos coming. Thank you for sharing.

[forg3tm3not770]

Thank you very much savadysey! I like to say that Thai, Laos, and Viet are very similiar to ours but each culture has their own originality. We like to use a lot of prahok, Thai likes it very spicy, etc.

[savadysey]

Hi Bong, you are so welcome. That is so true! My parents don't just buy a couple of jars of prahok. We buy them by the CASE. I love prahok!!! LOL.

[forg3tm3not770]

Have you ever tried eating prahok with green mangoes? OMG...it's sooo good!

[savadysey]

OMG...I know that is so good. I usually bring it to class and dip it in the sauce while my professor lecture. lol. I was trying my best to stay awake. You know how lecture goes. lol.

[forg3tm3not770]

Oh my lord...I wouldn't go that far...hehe! I usually do bring prahok and certain foods that has it to work, but never to class. For class, I like to mix my sliced green mangoes with umbel muh thae in a bag and eat it throughout the day. It also helps when you're driving out of state.

[savadysey]

Sometime I do that but other time i take umbel muh thae in a bag as well.

do you have anymore khmer desserts coming up next? thank you for your inspirational work.

[BorosWA]

looks so good! I've never heard/seen the fish paste. Thanks bong, can't wait to try this one day :)

[forg3tm3not770]

Thanks BorosWA! I usually use the fish paste to make pahet, but never for soup. I don't really recommend it b/c it wasn't hard enough for the soup. Only put it in there b/c my mom wanted to eat it.

[BorosWA]

Oh ic. At first I thought it was another kind of pahok and then I said to myself "why so much pahok?" lol It all make sense now :D

[forg3tm3not770]

Oh no...LOL! I hope that it didn't throw other people off either with the fish paste b/c it's completely different from fermented fish.

[VeryDelightful]

Hey bong srey, is the fuzzy squash the same thing as an opo squash? It looks like the place you live in has lots of variety of asian ingredients to choose from. I'm currently living in Europe and it's hard cooking some of the asian food because it's so hard trying to find a certain ingredients to cook it. Thank you for sharing your videos!

[forg3tm3not770]

Hi paowne srey Dany! Fuzzy squash is different from opo squash. Opo has larger seeds, but if there are no fuzzy squash there, you can replace it with green papaya for this dish. Hope that helps...*^_^*

[VeryDelightful]

Thank you. I will definitely try papaya instead.

[KeziaLoveit]

looks so good.. anyway is it a baby in the bump... ?? :) congratulation...

[forg3tm3not770]

Thanks KeziaLoveit! No, not a bump yet...just fat.

[pyang264]

looks sooo good! great job, and keep itup!

[forg3tm3not770]

Thank you pyang264!

[forg3tm3not770]

Thanks OsitolovesCosita!

[ghdz1984]

That looks so delicious! I wish I wasn't so lazy and cooked my own food, maybe I'd loose the weight that I wanted.. or at least stop gaining! LOL

[forg3tm3not770]

ghdz1984....you and me both...that's why the first commenter thought I was pregnant...LOL!

[ghdz1984]

=(

Not cool!! I've had that happen before and I wanted to die!

[forg3tm3not770]

I know, but I'm so use to it that I just turn everything into humor...:P

[SomrossMealea]

I love klen ma-om =) Even though I watched/helped my mom in the kitchen as a kid, I still have to ask her for cooking instructions or I just ask her to cook for me, altogether =P But your tutorials are of great help, if I ever want to cook myself =) You're so good, you are a true "neary khmer" haha

[forg3tm3not770]

Thank you very much SomrossMealea! Please tell my husband that...I keep telling him that he's lucky that I love prahok...hehe! Btw, I didn't have holy basil but it's a great replacement of Ma-om in this soup.

[shany2o9]

bong srey are you pregnant?

[forg3tm3not770]

LOL! Not yet, but it sure looks like it so now when people ask me, I just play along and say, "yes I am".

[desi421]

How rude!!!

She isn't to private with her life so don't you think if she was she would have shared that information?