Bako ini original bicol recipe but thai, but the ingredients/sangkap recado are definitely Bicolano:

3 or 4 cloves of garlic (bahala ka: crushed or sliced)

1 medium-sized onion, thinly sliced

2 stalks of tang-lad (dyan sa asian stores it is called lemon grass), use only the tube, base part of tanglad, either sliced or tadtadon

4 pcs of lemon or pomelo leaves ( young leaves tabi )

langkwas, cut/sliced (dae ko aram sa English, but its ginger-like looking, the smell is distinct from ginger when crushed) kung daeng langkwas, ginger will do.

1/4 kilo shrimp, lapu-lapu fillet or maski buo, mas masiram kaibanan su payo kan sira, or any saltwater fish in season, 3 pieces of crabs (cut into two),

kangkong, or camote tops, or pechay or chinese cabbage, 3 tomato heads (sliced) siling labuyo (crushed mas maharang) 1/4 cup of lemon juice

patis or rocksalt to taste. vetsin, puede man sabayan (I usually avoid it).

Procedure: Heat oil in a deep pot, igisa na su garlic, onion, tanglad, langkwas till half-brown. then drop the shrimps, till mag brown man. add water (depende sa imo kun how much ang gusto mong maging soup), bring to boil, throw in the fish, bring to boil, simmer for 5 to 8 minutes (cover pot), bring to boil again, put the vegetables, the lemon/pomelo leaves and the sliced/chopped tomatos, cook for another 2 to 3 minutes (para crispy su vegetables and the tomatos).

put patis/salt to taste. ( I use tesoro brand patis to avoid too much vetsin, ta may vetsin na seguro ang patis). at this time, the crushed labuyo sili, ila-ag na sa caldero/pot. or puede man na buo ang chili. optional ang lemon juice, either you set it aside with crushed chili and patis para sawsawan kan vegetables or isabay na sa soup when ready to serve.

Serves 4 to 6 people..... enjoy, lalo na kung malamig ang panahon, tapos may sabaw kang arog ka ini, ay seguradong daploson ka ta kaibanan na digdi su ladang malang arang. Dont forget the rice (jasmin brand or harvest king mas masiram.... oni pa tabi, when i cook rice, i dab it with anchor butter pag ready to serve) ENJOY!

@Manoy Claro

Salamat man tabi digdi sa masiram na Bicol version kan Thai soup na ini [ favorite ko ini ]. Ngunian madale na sana magluto pag naguli man ako sa Tabaco, kadakul man langkwas buda tang-lad sa lugar mi.

God give us the grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other [Reinhold Niebuhr]

Paborito ko ya'ding recipe na pinost mo, mas gusto ko na langkwas an kasalak ta authentic Thai talaga.