Thai Tom Yum Noodles (with Seafood)
Enjoy the vibrant flavors of Thai cuisine with this super easy Thai Tom Yum noodles stir-fry with seafood. This recipe promises unique and zesty tastes, making it a perfect addition to your favorite Thai dishes.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Thai chili paste, Nam Prik Pao. Store-bought here.
- 3 tbsp Tom Yum paste. Make my original Tom Yum paste recipe home or buy yours at your local Asian market. Amazon also sells them, and I love this brand.
- 2+1/2 tbsp fish sauce. Use squid or Mega Chef brand.
- 3 tbsp lime juice. Tamarind will work great too.
- 1 tbsp sugar. Use white, palm, or brown sugar. Coconut sugar will work, too, if you prefer it.
- 2 kaffir lime leaves roughly torn
- 2 stalk lemongrass. Sliced into 2 inch pieces. Smash to release oils.
- 2 quarter size galangal. Lightly smashed to release oils
- 1/4 cup shallot. Thinly sliced
- 2 stalk spring onions/ green onions. Chopped into 1 inch pieces and save some for garnish later.
- 3-4 springs of fresh cilantro. Chopped into into 1 inch pieces for garnish.
- 1/2 lb shrimp. Deveined, shells off, but leave tails on.
- 1/2 lb squid. Use
- 2-8 Thai chili. Sliced thin and long. Adjust as needed for you spice level. Thai spices.
- 1/4 cup water or stock. (Not pictured above)
Instructions
- 1
Prepare your noodles according to package instructions. I used Asian stir-fried noodles, so mine required soaking in hot water for 5 minutes. Then, Set it aside.
- 2
Prepare a Tom Yum stir-fry sauce by combining Tom Yum paste, Nam Prik Pao, fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar. Mix and set aside until ready.
- 3
Heat a wok on medium heat, without any cooking oil, and toss in the aromatic herbs (Lemongrass, galangal, kaffir leaves, and Thai chilis) to dry toast to extract fragrance and flavors.
- 4
Add the Tom Yum sauce mixture and turn the heat to medium-high heat. Add the water and stir well with a spatula.
- 5
Add the shallot and sliced mushrooms. Toss together some more.
- 6
Add the seafood, toss well with the sauce, and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the seafood is mostly cooked. Cooking time for seafood doesn't take long. Don't overcook, or it will get rubbery.
- 7
Add the noodles and green onions and stir well together. Use a spoon to add a couple of water splashes if the stir fry is too dry. Cook another minute.