Hot and Sour Prawn Soup (Tom Yam Goong)

This is a classic Thai seafood soup - Tom Yam Goong and is probably the most well known soup from Thailand.

Ingredients

  • Big size Prawns - 450 grams
  • Chicken (boneless and cut into small strips) - 150 grams
  • Chicken stock or water - 1 litre/ 1-3/4 pints
  • Lemon grass- - 3 stalks
  • Kaffir lime leaves (torn) - 10 pieces
  • Straw mushroom in can (drained) - 225 grams/ 8 oz
  • Fish sauce - 45 ml/ 3 tablespoons
  • Lime juice - 50ml/ 2 fl oz
  • Chopped spring onions - 30 ml/ 2 tablespoons
  • coriander leaves (chopped) - few  stalks
  • red chili - (seeded and chopped) - 4 pieces
  • spring onions (finely chopped) - 3 stalks

Method

  • Add chicken stock into a large saucepan and to bring to boil.
  • Bruise the lemon grass with the blunt edge of the chopping knife and add to the stock together with half of the lime leaves.
  • Simmer for 5-6 minutes until the stock change color and fragrant.
  • Add chicken, prawns, mushrooms and simmer for 3 minutes until chicken and prawns are cooked.
  • Stir in the fish sauce, lime juice, spring onions coriander, red chili and the rest of the lime leaves.
  • Taste to adjust the seasoning. It should be sour salty , spicy and hot.
  • Serves 4-5

 

 

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