Thai Tom Yum Soup Recipes

TOM YUM SOUP (THAI SOUP)

Steps:

• Peel the prawns. Place heads and shell in pot, reserve meat.
• Use a meat mallet or similar to bash the garlic, chilli and lemongrass so they burst open to release flavour. Add into pot.
• Crush kaffir lime leaves with your hands. Add into pot.
• Add galangal, stock and water. Bring to simmer on high heat, cover, then reduce to medium and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Strain the broth, discard the prawn shells etc, then return broth into same pot over low heat.
• Add onions and mushrooms, simmer 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, simmer for 1 minute.
• Add prawns, simmer 2 minutes or until just cooked.
• Stir in sugar and fish sauce, simmer for 1 minute.
• 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!).
• Ladle into bowls and serve with fresh coriander and fresh chilli! This is the CLEAR version of Tom Yum.
• When you add sugar, also add Thai Chilli Paste and evaporated milk.
• Then continue with recipe!
• Following Creamy Tom Yum steps but use coconut milk instead of evaporated milk.

TOM YUM SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Clean the shrimp heads and shells thoroughly with water. Boil them in a pot of water, about 1.5 liters, for fifteen minutes.
• Strain the stock through a wire mesh strainer.
• Cut the spices (Ingredient B) accordingly.
• Place ingredients B in the boiling stock, and let it simmer for fifteen minutes. After fifteen minutes, remove these ingredients from the stock.
• Add the mushrooms to the stock, followed by the shrimp, coriander stems, and tomato wedges. When the shrimp is cooked through, reduce the heat to low.
• Add ingredients D to the soup.
• For the creamy version, add the evaporated milk and the additional amount of Thai chili paste as in ingredient E.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.

HOMEMADE TOM YUM SOUP

Steps:

• Combine vegetable broth and shrimp in a pot over medium-high heat. Bring to a low boil for 10 minutes, then lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove shrimp from the broth and remove and discard shells; set shrimp aside.
• Add lime juice, lime pulp, chile peppers, lemon grass, tom yum paste, fish sauce, sugar, chile sauce, and ginger slices to the broth; cook for 10 minutes. Remove chile peppers, lemongrass, and ginger slices with a slotted spoon and discard. Add cooked shrimp and remove from the heat.
• Ladle soup into bowls and top with mushroom slices and green onions.

VEGETABLE TOM YUM SOUP

Steps:

• Bring chicken stock, galangal, lime leaves, lemon grass, and hot chile paste to a boil in a large pot. Stir in fish sauce, lime juice, shallots, tomato, mushrooms, bok choy, and carrot. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 25 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and green onion before serving.

TOM YUM SOUP

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Pour the stock into a deep cooking pot over medium-high heat. Add the prepared lemongrass, including the upper sections of the stalk you didn't mince. Boil 5 to 6 minutes to soften.
• Add carrot, garlic, onion, galangal or ginger, lime leaves, 1 1/2 tablespoons of the fish sauce, soy sauce, and lime juice. Reduce heat slightly, cover, and continue simmering 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and zucchini, and continue simmering another 5 minutes.
• Add shrimp and cherry tomatoes. Cook 3 minutes or until shrimp are pink and plump.
• Turn down the heat to low and add 1/4 can coconut milk, chile oil, and brown sugar and red pepper flakes to taste (if using). Add the remaining teaspoon of fish sauce or more chile oil to taste. Discard the lime or bay leaves and the zest, if using. Serve with fresh cilantro sprinkled over and enjoy.

THAI HOT AND SOUR SOUP (TOM YUM)

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp, reserving shells.
• Combine shrimp shells and 6 cups water in a large saucepan; bring to a simmer. Cook for 45 minutes. Add galangal, lemon grass, and lime leaves; simmer 15 minutes more.
• Strain broth mixture through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids.
• Return broth mixture to the pan. Add remaining 3 1/2 cups water, mushrooms, curry paste, fish sauce, and chiles; bring to a boil. Stir in shrimp, green onions, and cilantro; cook until shrimp are bright pink and firm, about 5 minutes. Stir in fresh lime juice and serve.

TOM YUM SOUP

Steps:

• Wash mushrooms and set aside.
• Crush lemongrass with back of knife to release flavor. Tie in a knot and drop into pot of water.
• Bring water to a boil.
• Add mushrooms.
• Pull kaffir lime leaves from their stems and place in water. If using lime zest instead, add it.
• Turn off heat on stove.
• Crush chili peppers and place into a serving bowl. This will make the dish very spicy. If you don't want as much heat, don't crush the peppers, or only crush one. (If you prefer, omit the peppers entirely and use bottled chili sauce).
• Add fish sauce and juice from limes into bowl.
• Pour lemongrass broth into serving bowl.
• Taste, adjust fish sauce and lime if needed.
• Serve, sprinkled with cilantro.

THAI TOM YUM SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, heat peanut oil. Stir in garlic, ginger, lemongrass, red chilli, coriander and cumin and cook until fragrant, 2 minutes.
• Stir in chicken and onion and cook, stirring, until chicken is white and onion is translucent, 5 minutes. Stir in pak choi and cook until it begins to wilt, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in water, coconut milk, fish sauce and coriander. Simmer until chicken is thoroughly cooked and flavors are well blended, 30 minutes.

TOM YUM SOUP

Steps:

• Bring broth to a boil in a large pot.
• Remove the outermost leaf from each stalk of lemongrass. Pound stalks to release flavor; cut into 1-inch lengths. Add the lemongrass, Thai chiles, garlic, lime leaves, and galangal to the broth. Cover and boil for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat and add shrimp, mushrooms, onions, and tomatoes to the broth. Boil for 3 minutes. Add fish sauce and sugar; cook for 2 minutes more and remove from heat. Stir in cilantro and lime juice.

TOM YUM GAI (THAI HOT & SOUR CHICKEN SOUP)

Steps:

• In a medium-sized soup pot, heat the peanut oil over medium-high heat. Saute the chicken and/or tofu, onion (not the green onions), half each of the ginger and lemongrass until the chicken is only a little bit pink and the onion translucent.
• Add the stock, fish sauce, remaining ginger and lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and (optional) serrano chilies. Simmer 10 - 15 minute covered on medium-low heat.
• Add the sugar, Nam Prik Pao, and sliced tomatoes. Simmer an additional 2 minute.
• Turn heat fully to low and add the lime juice to taste. Add half of the diced cilantro and the green onions, then let simmer on low for another few minutes.
• Sprinkle with the remaining cilantro and serve with additional lime juice.