Tom Yum Goong Recipe
This is probably one of the easiest recipes to make thai tom yum goong soup thai spicy and sour shrimp soup ต มยำก งน ำใส.
Tom yum goong recipe. Trim the lemongrass. Tom yum soup everybody s favourite thai soup is finally here. 2 liters of water 4 stalks of lemongrass 1 inch chunk of galangal 10 kaffir lime leaves 10 thai chilies 5 cloves of garlic kilo shrimp 300 grams of oyster mushrooms 2 roma tomatoes 2 white onions medium sized 2 teaspoons of sugar 8 12 tablespoons of fish sauce depending on your taste 8 12. Add the oil to the skillet.
Simmer for 5 minutes. Uncover and add the fish sauce sugar and mushrooms. After boiling for 5 minutes add shrimps and both mushrooms. Toss in the shrimp and cook for about 8.
Choose from the classic clear tom yum goong or make the creamy tom yum version both are made with the same broth. Tom yum goong should have shrimp flavor not chicken. How to make tom yum kung soup pop the heads. Ingredients 2 1 2 cups shrimp stock best canned chicken stock or water 10 12 shrimp or 8 oz head on and shell on but chop the eyes part off devein if you like 3 1 2 tablespoons lime juice 6 bird s eyes chilies pounded 3 slices galangal 6 kaffir lime leaves bruised 2 tablespoons nam prik pao.
Directions bring the stock to the boil over medium heat in a saucepan. The richness of the sour taste comes from the complement of the different citrus flavored ingredients. Add stock lemon grass kaffir lime leaves galangal chili padi fish sauce lime juice sugar and chili paste to a pot and bring to a boil. As mentioned whole shrimp with heads is a very important ingredient because you need to make shrimp.
Substitute ginger if you can t find galangal and use 3 2 inch lime rind strips in place of the leaves. Should take no more than 20 30 minutes to make. Serve with rice noodles if desired. Bring water to boil over high heat in a medium sized saucepan.
Cook for further 10 minutes. Add the lemon grass galangal kaffir lime leaf fish sauce and tamarind paste break apart the tamarind paste with your fingers as you add it. Garnish with coriander leaves. Feel free to modify the recipe to suit your own interests or add ingredients to you own liking.
Add the onion nam prik pao and straw mushrooms. Add the shrimp bring to a boil and cook 3 minutes. Add the lemongrass kaffir lime leaves galangal and chiles. Add a good pinch of salt.
Unfortunately for the true taste it is difficult to substitute anything for the kaffir lime leaves. Galangal a root similar to ginger kaffir lime leaves lemongrass and fish sauce give this soup authentic flavor. Simple to make using whole fresh or peeled frozen prawns shrimp this is astonishingly easy to make once you ve gathered the ingredients.