Thai Spicy and Sour Soup

Submitted by Lani D

"yummy yummy soup."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 3 cups vegetable stock
• 2 tablespoons tom yum paste
• 2 cm galangal, peeled and cut into thin slices
• 1 lemon grass root, crushed and cut into 4 pieces
• 3 kaffir lime leaves
• 1 small red chile, finely sliced on the diagonal
• 200 g button mushrooms, halved
• 200 g firm silken tofu, cut into small cubes
• 200 g bok choy, shredded
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 4 tablespoons fresh coriander

directions

1. Place the stock, Tom Yum paste, galangal, lemon grass, Kaffir lime leaves, chilli and 3 cups of water into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Add the mushrooms and tofu and simmer for 5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.
3. Add the bok choy and summer for a further minute or until wilted.
4. Remove from the heat and add lime juice and coriander leaves.
5. Serve.

Reviews

[UmmIbrahim]

I made this using ginger in place of the galangal, and left out the tom yum paste, as I dont know what it is and was unable to locate it in the Asian supermarket. It still was very delicious and a nice starter for our main meal.