Tom Yum Soup — Hot and Sour
Experience the vibrant flavors of Thailand with this authentic Tom Yum soup. A perfect balance of spicy, sour, and aromatic, it's a culinary adventure in every spoonful.
Tom Yum Soup — Hot and Sour
Experience the vibrant flavors of Thailand with this authentic Tom Yum soup. A perfect balance of spicy, sour, and aromatic, it's a culinary adventure in every spoonful.
Key move
Achieve the perfect balance of sourness, spiciness, and aromatics by adjusting the lime juice and chili paste to your preference.
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The Setup
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The Mise en Place
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The Protein (0/1)
The Spice Blend (0/1)
The Pantry (0/2)
The Finish (0/1)
Soup is too sour.
Add a pinch of sugar or a little more fish sauce to balance the acidity.
Soup is too spicy.
Add more water or coconut milk to dilute the spiciness. You can also add a squeeze of lime juice to brighten the flavors.
Chef's Notes
Bruise lemongrass stalks and galangal slices to release more aromatic oils into the broth.
Add shrimp towards the end of cooking; overcooked shrimp become tough and rubbery.
Serve hot with steamed jasmine rice to soak up the flavorful broth.
Chop aromatics (lemongrass, galangal, chilies) and prepare broth base ahead of time for quicker assembly.
The Method
BOIL
Bring water (8 cups) to a boil in a large pot.
Water is boiling
ADD
Add lemongrass (4 stalks), galangal (4 slices), and kaffir lime leaves (6 leaves) to the boiling water (8 cups).
Aromatic herbs are added to the boiling water
SIMMER
Simmer for 10 minutes to infuse the broth with flavor.
Broth has been simmering for 10 minutes and is fragrant
STIR
Stir in fish sauce (¼ cups), lime juice (¼ cups), and chili paste (2 tbsp).
Fish sauce, lime juice, and chili paste are incorporated into the broth
ADD
Add mushrooms (2 cups) and shrimp (1 lb) to the soup.
Mushrooms and shrimp are added to the soup
COOK
Cook until shrimp (1 lb) is pink and opaque, about 3-5 minutes.
Shrimp is pink and opaque
ADD
Add cherry tomatoes (1 cup) and cook for another minute.
Cherry tomatoes have been added and cooked for one minute
GARNISH
Garnish with chopped cilantro (¼ cups) and serve hot.
Soup is garnished with cilantro and ready to serve
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