Tom Yum Soup

Name: Tom Yum Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 L (4 cups) chicken or vegetable stock; 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised and cut; 4 kaffir lime leaves; 3 cm galangal or ginger, sliced; 200 g mushrooms, sliced; 200 g prawns, peeled; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp lime juice; 1–2 tsp chilli paste; 1 tomato, cut into wedges; Fresh coriander, to serve

Serves 4 Prep 15 mins Cook 15 mins Total 30 mins

Ingredients

1 L (4 cups) chicken or vegetable stock
2 stalks lemongrass, bruised and cut
4 kaffir lime leaves
3 cm galangal or ginger, sliced
200 g mushrooms, sliced
200 g prawns, peeled
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp lime juice
1–2 tsp chilli paste
1 tomato, cut into wedges
Fresh coriander, to serve

Method

Simmer stock with lemongrass, lime leaves and galangal 5 minutes.
Add mushrooms, tomato and chilli paste; cook 3 minutes.
Add prawns and cook until pink. Stir in fish sauce and lime juice.
Remove aromatics if preferred. Serve with coriander.

Tip: Taste and adjust lime and fish sauce — it should be hot, sour and salty.

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