Tom Yum Spicy Thai 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.

HOT AND SOUR THAI SOUP: TOM YUM GOONG

Steps:

• Bring the stock to the boil over medium heat in a saucepan. Add the lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, and chiles. Lower the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes to let the spices infuse the broth.
• Uncover and add the fish sauce, sugar, and mushrooms. Simmer for 5 minutes. Toss in the shrimp and cook for about 8 minutes until they turn pink. Remove from the heat and add the lime juice, green onions, and cilantro. Taste for salt and spices; you should have an equal balance of spicy, salty, and sour. It's a good idea to tell your guest's that the lemongrass and lime leaves are for flavor only and should be avoided when eating the soup.

TOM YUM (SPICY THAI SOUP)

Steps:

• Pour water into medium saucepan and place over high head on stove; bring to boil and add Kaffir lime leaves & lemon grass; cook for 2 minutes.
• Reduce to low heat, add fish sauce, lime juice, fresh ground red chili, and chili paste in soy bean oil.
• Add mushrooms & tomatoes; cook for several minutes.
• Add shrimp or chicken.
• Turn heat to high, do not stir.
• When shrimp or chicken is cooked, continue to cook for 2 minutes more.
• Serve with hot rice.

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.

THAI SPICY SHRIMP SOUP (TOM YUM KOONG)

Steps:

• Devein shrimp; rinse and drain.
• Bring stock to a boil, and add remaining ingredients; cook until shrimp changes color.
• Remove chunks of lemon grass and whole chiles. Sprinkle with fresh cilantro; serve.