Tom Yum Soup (Thai Soup)
Recipe video above! The famous Thai Soup, made at home, and it's honestly the real deal!! See recipe notes for shortcut using frozen peeled prawns/shrimp. Also, CHOOSE from classic clear Tom Yum (Tom Yum Goong Nam Sa) or the creamy Tom Yum version (Tom Yum Goong Nam Khon)!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 300g / 10oz whole prawns / shrimp (with heads and shells on (Note 7))
- 3 cup (750 ml) water
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) chicken stock/broth (, low sodium)
- 2 stalks of lemongrass (, outer layers peeled(Note 1))
- 1.5 cm / 3/5" piece of galangal (, cut into 4 slices (Note 2))
- 5 kaffir lime leaves (, torn roughly (Note 3))
- 2 Thai or birdseye chillies ((Note 4))
- 3 garlic cloves
- 120g / 4oz oyster mushrooms
- 1 roma tomato (, cut into wedges)
- 1/2 white onion ((medium sized), cut into wedges about 1 cm thick)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 3 tbsp fish sauce ((Note 5))
- 3 tbsp lime juice
- Coriander/cilantro (, for garnish)
- 1 1/2 tbsp Thai roasted chili sauce ((Nam Prik Pa, Note 6))
- 1/3 cup (75 ml) evaporated milk
Instructions
- 1
Peel the prawns. Place heads and shell in pot, reserve meat.
- 2
Use a meat mallet or similar to bash the garlic, chilli and lemongrass so they burst open to release flavour. Add into pot.
- 3
Crush kaffir lime leaves with your hands. Add into pot.
- 4
Add galangal, stock and water. Bring to simmer on high heat, cover, then reduce to medium and simmer for 10 minutes.
- 5
Strain the broth, discard the prawn shells etc, then return broth into same pot over low heat.
- 6
Add onions and mushrooms, simmer 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, simmer for 1 minute.
- 7
Add prawns, simmer 2 minutes or until just cooked.
- 8
Stir in sugar and fish sauce, simmer for 1 minute.
- 9
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!).
- 10
Ladle into bowls and serve with fresh coriander and fresh chilli! This is the CLEAR version of Tom Yum.
- 11
When you add sugar, also add Thai Chilli Paste and evaporated milk.
- 12
Then continue with recipe!
- 13
Following Creamy Tom Yum steps but use coconut milk instead of evaporated milk.