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tom yam gung soup

10/06/2017

Tom yam gung is a wonderfully sour, tangy, spicy Thai soup which complements the flavour of the prawns perfectly and leaves you begging for more.

tom yam gung soup

Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: soups
Cuisine: thai

Ingredients
  

  • 1 litre vegetable stock
  • 400 g frozen prawns
  • 200 g mushroom cut in half
  • 2 cm galangal sliced finely
  • 4 teaspoons fish sauce
  • 0.5 teaspoon thai red curry paste
  • 1 bunch coriander
  • 4 kaffir leaf
  • 2 spring onion sliced finely
  • 2 tomato chopped
  • 1 shoot lemon grass in 3cm pieces
  • 1 lime juiced

Method
 

  1. Bring the stock to the boil and add the galangal, coriander stalks, lime leaves, lemon grass and spring onions and boil for 5 minute.
  2. Reduce the heat to low and add the shrimps, fish sauce and the curry paste and simmer for 8-10 minutes. Season to taste with lime juice and garnish with the shredded coriander leaves. Add a little more curry paste if it is not spicy enough.

Notes

Fresh Coriander: I have, until now, never met anyone who is indifferent to to the taste of fresh coriander. Either they love it or they hate it and say it tastes like soap. I usually just place a small bowel of it on the table and ask everyone to help themselves.

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