Tom Yum

Submitted by K c6462

"Nice, flavorful Thai soup. Easy to make and very tasty. Got the recipe from a Vegetarian magazine. I'm not a Vegetarian, but I love this soup!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 2-4

ingredients

• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 2 large lemongrass, stalks (peeled and cut into pieces)
• 3 thai dried kaffir lime leaves
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon peeled minced fresh ginger
• 2 teaspoons roasted chili paste
• 1 1⁄2 cups chopped white mushrooms or 1 1/2 cups oyster mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3⁄4 cup finely chopped tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon minced cilantro
• 1 -3 small hot green chili pepper (seeded and halved)

directions

1. Medium saucepan, heat vegetable broth, lemon grass, chilis and lime leaves to a simmer.
2. In a small skillet over medium heat, add oil, garlic and ginger. Cook, stirring often for 30 seconds.
3. When broth has simmered about 5 minutes, remove lemon grass, chilis and leaves and discard them.
4. Add the cooked garlic and ginger to the broth. Return broth to a boil.
5. Stir in chili paste and mushrooms. Cook until mushrooms have wilted (about 30-45 seconds). (At this point, you may want to include cooked chicken - shredded or cubed, if desired).
6. Stir in lime juice and soy sauce.
7. Remove from heat, ladle into bowls and top each bowl with tomato and cilantro.

Reviews

[resenjess]

I say yum yum to Tom Yum! My brother went to Thailand and brought back a bunch of spices for me as a gift. So, I searched recipes by ingredients. This was my first try with the new-to-me ingredients and it came out tasty. I used dried Thai red hot peppers and dried lemon grass, as well as three baked and cubed chicken breasts and ginger powder instead of fresh ginger. Otherwise, I followed the recipe exactly. Easy, yummy, interesting. Five stars from me.

 

[Amy in Hawaii]

This soup is good, but does lack the zing without the fresh ingredients. Kaffir lime leaves, lemon grass, fresh hot chili's if you cannot find Thai hot, then even serrano or cayenne would do ok. Galangal ginger is more fragrant, but I have substituted fresh Jamaican ginger and it is ok. Instead of white mushrooms,try canned straw mushrooms (traditional) or dried shitake instead as they have more flavor. Try looking for ingredients in an asian market or they do sell Tom Yum soup base now in packets in oriental sections of major supermarkets.

 

[Abi Fae]

very good soup! i couldn't find lime leaves, and i could taste the difference without them. so i definitely need to find them before i make this again (hopefully soon!). my store also didn't have lemongrass stalks, only dried, so i had to make do. other than that, i made everything just as you'd written and i greatly enjoyed it!

 

[becky watkins]

Hi there, I just know I will love this recipe!! I really love Thai food and everything in this recipe sounds wonderful!! I will try it soon! Thank you so much for posting it! Love, Becky