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Tom Yum Soup (Thai Soup)
Recipe video above! The famous Thai Soup, made at home, and it's honestly the real deal!! See recipe notes for shortcut using frozen peeled prawns/shrimp. Also, CHOOSE from classic clear Tom Yum (Tom Yum Goong Nam Sa) or the creamy Tom Yum version (Tom Yum Goong Nam Khon)!
👥 2 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 35 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Broth:
2
Peel the prawns. Place heads and shell in pot, reserve meat.
3
Use a meat mallet or similar to bash the garlic, chilli and lemongrass so they burst open to release flavour. Add into pot.
4
Crush kaffir lime leaves with your hands. Add into pot.
(750 ml) water3 cupkaffir lime leaves (, torn roughly (Note 3))5
5
Add galangal, stock and water. Bring to simmer on high heat, cover, then reduce to medium and simmer for ⏱️ 10 minutes.
6
Strain the broth, discard the prawn shells etc, then return broth into same pot over low heat.
7
Finish Soup:
8
Add onions and mushrooms, simmer ⏱️ 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, simmer for ⏱️ 1 minute.
9
Add prawns, simmer ⏱️ 2 minutes or until just cooked.
10
Stir in sugar and fish sauce, simmer for ⏱️ 1 minute.
(750 ml) water3 cupsugar1 tspfish sauce (Note 5)3 tbsp
11
Add lime juice, then taste. Adjust sweet (sugar), salt (fish sauce) and sour (lime) to your taste (trust me, you'll know when you like it!).
(750 ml) water3 cuplime juice3 tbspsugar1 tspfish sauce (Note 5)3 tbsp
12
Ladle into bowls and serve with fresh coriander and fresh chilli! This is the CLEAR version of Tom Yum.
13
Creamy Tom Yum:
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When you add sugar, also add Thai Chilli Paste and evaporated milk.
(750 ml) water3 cupsugar1 tsp
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Then continue with recipe!
16
Bonus: Tom KHA!
17
Following Creamy Tom Yum steps but use coconut milk instead of evaporated milk.
Nutrition Facts
calories
156 kcal
fat Content
2 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
7 g
sodium Content
2821 mg
protein Content
21 g
cholesterol Content
191 mg
carbohydrate Content
15 g
saturated Fat Content
1 g
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