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Tom Yum Soup Recipe

Tom Yum Soup - the BEST Thai Tom Yum Goong recipe you'll find online. Loaded with shrimp and mushroom, Tom Yum is spicy, sour, savory, and addictive!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Thai Recipes
Cuisine: Thai
Keyword: tom yum soup
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 270kcal
Author: Bee Yinn Low

Ingredients

  • 12 oz. (350g) shrimp or tiger prawn, head-on and shell-on
  • 2 1/2 cups shrimp stock preferred, canned chicken stock, or water
  • 1 stalk lemongrass cut into 3-inch (7cm) strips, pounded with a cleaver
  • 3 slices galangal
  • 6 kaffir lime leaves bruised
  • 6 bird's eyes chilies pounded
  • 6 fresh oyster mushrooms cut into pieces
  • 2 tablespoons nam prik pao Thai roasted chili paste
  • 2 tablespoons nam prik pao oil
  • 3 teaspoons fish sauce
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
  • Cilantro leaves for garnishing

Instructions

  • Peel the shell and head off the shrimp, keep the tails on. Save the shell and shrimp head. Devein the shrimp and set aside.
  • In a pot, bring 3 cups of water to boil. Add the shrimp head and shell to make shrimp stock. Boil until the water turns slightly orange in color. Press the shrimp heads with a spatula to extract the juice from the heads.
  • Simmer and let the stock reduce to 2 1/2 cups. Drain the shrimp stock and discard the shrimp heads and shells.
  • Turn the heat to high and add the lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, bird's eye chilies, mushroom, nam prik pao and nam prik pao oil to the shrimp stock. Bring it to boil.
  • Add in the shrimp and fish sauce. Lastly, add the lime juice (if you add lime juice too early, the soup might turn bitter). Boil until the shrimps are cooked, dish out, and garnish with cilantro leaves. Serve immediately.

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Notes

  1. You may use tiger prawn for this recipe.
  2. I recommend Pantai brand Nam Prik Pao. In bottled Nam Prik Pao, the oil floats to the top. Use the oil to make Tom Yum Soup.
  3. Other than oyster mushrooms, you can also use straw mushrooms or white mushrooms.
  4. You can make Tom Yum Soup with chicken, a combination of chicken plus shrimp, or seafood combination (shrimp, squid, and scallop). However, the most popular tom yum is tom yum goong, goong means prawn in Thai language.

Nutrition

Serving: 2people | Calories: 270kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 1402mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g