Tom Yam Soup
10
minPreparation
15
minCook
Easy
Difficulty
3
Steps
13
Ingredients
A beloved classic, this well-known Thai recipe for hot and sour soup will leave you asking for more!
Let's start cooking!
Step 1 - Prepare soup base
- In a pot, add 4 cups of water, lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves and ½ tsp of salt. Boil for 5 minutes.
“Tom” in Thai translates to the boiling process and “yam” refers to a Thai spicy and sour salad
Step 2 - Boil prawns and mushrooms
- In the same pot, add in prawns and mushrooms.
- Boil for 5 minutes until prawns are cooked.
Step 3 - Season the soup
- Add 2 Tbsp tom yam paste, lime juice, coconut milk and ¼ cup fish sauce to the boiled soup.
- Stir well until tom yam paste dissolves.
- To the same pot, add 1 crushed chili padi and 2 dried chilies.
- Simmer on medium heat for another 5 minutes.
Adjust the spiciness level of this dish by adding or removing the amount of chili padi
Let's plate and serve!
Scoop prawns onto the serving bowl and ladle tom yam soup over. Best served hot with a hearty bowl of rice!