TOM YUM SOUP RECIPE

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Tom Yum soup recipe

Makes 2 servings in 45 minutes
Updated by The Skinny Cook  :
21 November 2006

 Fish and Seafood / Asian (Thailand) / Soup / Stove / No marination

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Tom Yum Soup Recipe names

tom yum goong
tom yum

This famous Thai food recipe can also be found under the following names:

  • tom yam goong
  • tom yum goong
  • tom yam soup recipe
  • tom yam kung

Tom Yum Soup Recipes

These soups are a favorite in Thai restaurants and they combine the typical 4 tastes of Thai food recipes: sweet, spicy, sour and fish sauce salty. If you do find yourself in Thailand one day, you must try it there. It should be available in each Thai restaurant all over the world, although each restaurant will use its own recipe.

This tom yum soup recipe is very spicy and you will feel the heat coming out of your ears ..literally! :)

If you are not in Asia, go and find some of the ingredients in an Asian shop or in "the Asian section" of your supermarket.


INGREDIENTS : tom yum soup recipe

  • 6 medium size prawns
  • 2 tablespoons of coriander roots
  • 1 inch (2,5cm) piece of lengkuas (sliced thinly)
  • 4 kaffir-lime leaves shred into pieces
  • 2 stalks of lemon grass (pounded lightly)
  • 3 cups (750 ml) of water
  • 2 table spoons of fish sauce
  • 2 tablespoons of tamarind juice (or replace with lime juice)
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar
  • 2 tablespoons (or more if you like it spicy) of tom yam paste (can be bought from any Asian shops) or use our Thai red curry recipe
  • 2 spring onions cut into 1 3/4 inch (4 cm) in length
  • coriander leaves for garnishing


PREPARATION : tom yum soup recipe

  1. tom yum soup recipeIn a pot of boiling water (3 bowls),put in the lengkuas, coriander roots, lemon grass and kaffir leaves and let it boil for about 15 minutes over slow fire.
  2. Add in the rest of the ingredients including the prawns, and let it boil for about 3 minutes or so. Do not overcook the prawns and serve immediately when ready.
  3. Garnish with coriander leaves.

 

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