Tom Yum Food

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

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.

TOM YUM SEAFOOD SOUP

Steps:

• Bring about 2 liters of water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
• Pour another 2 liters of water into a separate pot and bring to a boil (for flash steaming the seafood).
• While waiting for the water to boil, chop up the galangal, lemongrass, tomato, cilantro, scallops, shrimp, squid, snapper and mussels.
• Once the water in the first pot comes to boil, add the lime leaves, mushrooms, chiles, galangal and lemongrass and stir. Immediately after, add the fish sauce, lime juice, prik pao and sugar. Let the broth simmer.
• Flash-steam the seafood in the other pot for approximately 1 minute. Add the seafood to the main pot, stir and boil for about 5 minutes.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and top with some tomato and cilantro.

TOM YUM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the stock in a saucepan and add your flavors 1 by 1: begin with the galangal, kaffir lime leaves, and lemongrass. Add the shallots, chili paste, fish sauce and lime juice. Then add the chopped tomatoes, Thai chilies and straw mushrooms and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the shrimp. When they turn completely pink, the soup is ready. Garnish with cilantro and spring onions and serve immediately.

TOM YUM (HOT & SOUR) SOUP WITH PRAWNS

Steps:

• Bring the stock to a boil in a medium-sized saucepan. Add the lemongrass, galangal, coriander roots and lime leaves, then simmer for 2 mins.
• Add the prawns, fish sauce, chillies and lime juice, then return to the boil. Taste and adjust the seasoning with either more lime juice or fish sauce, then garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

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.

TOM YUM KUNG

Steps:

• Pour stock and lime juice into a deep cooking pot.
• Place lemongrass in a food processor and process until finely grated. Add to pot. The bulb can be thrown into the pot for additional flavor (remove before serving).
• Add the galanga powder to the pot.
• Add garlic, chilies, peppers, and Kaffir leaves (or lime peel). Bring to a mild boil.
• Add the mushrooms and shrimp. Gently simmer 'til shrimp is pink.
• Turn down the heat to low then add the coconut milk and fish sauce. Taste to adjust seasonings, adding more chilies and/or fish sauce (instead of salt) as desired.
• Serve in bowls with cilantro sprinkled over. And on the side, steamed jasmine rice and quarters of fresh lime.