Thai prawn soup with lemongrass, Tom Yum Goong / ImportFood.com recipe

Thai Prawn Soup With lemongrass, "Tom Yum Goong"

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Tom Yum is both hot and sour, and it's one of the main signature dishes that defines Thai flavor. We've perfected this recipe and assure you it tastes great (see picture below). NEW: See Our Sidewalk Chef Video: Thai Street Vendor Prepares Tom Yum

Ingredients

20 prawns (shrimp), medium size
4-5 cups chicken broth/soup stock
2 stalks fresh lemongrass, lightly pounded, cut into 1 inch long segments
4 table spoons fish sauce
1/3 cup sliced fresh galangal
1/2 cup straw mushroom, halved or whole
6-8 kaffir lime leaves, shredded
4 tablespoons lime juice
6 crushed fresh Thai chile peppers (or more to suit your taste)
2 tablespoons "prik pao" roasted chile in oil
Fresh cilantro for garnish

Method

Wash the prawns and shell them without removing the tails. Bring chicken broth to a boil. Add lemongrass, galangal and lime leaves. Bring back to a boil then add mushrooms, fish sauce, prik pao and lime juice. Add prawns and fresh chile peppers. As soon as prawns turn pink (cooked through) serve garnished with cilantro.

Note that a rather simple and effective way to make this dish is with a ready-made tom yum paste. ImportFood.com has two options for you. We recommend you order our Instant Tom Yum Paste, imported from Thailand and a very good quality product. Add two tablespoons Tom Yum Paste to three cups boiling water, add 1.5 teaspoons salt, add mushrooms and prawns, add 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, add 5-7 Thai chile peppers and onions, and serve garnished with cilantro.

An alternative to Tom Yum Paste is our Tom Yum Spice Mix which you can use to make the above soup. Both alternatives also add fragrant, delicious Tom Yum flavor to just about any kind of noodles, and both are quite popular in creating "fusion" type Pan-Asian foods blending Thai and western foods.

Tom Yum -- Street Style! See favorite Bangkok street vendors prepare it their way (click to enlarge).
NEW: See Our Sidewalk Chef Video: Thai Street Vendor Prepares Tom Yum

Sidewalk Chef Video: Thai Street Vendor Prepares Tom Yum

April 23rd, 2009 2:34 PM

Pat Brookes said:

Thank you for this recipe it sounds wonderfull and when dining out my husband always enjoys this delicious soup thanks you 5* plus

May 18th, 2009 9:31 PM

Pauline said:

voici le lemon grass et son site et quelques recettes.. Je t'embrasse bien fort...et surprise que je puisse t'apprendre deja "un p'tit quelquechose"?

June 23rd, 2009 12:39 PM

Kim said:

Great video and very helpful! Thank you for helping break down the steps.

August 27th, 2009 5:43 PM

Anonymous said:

Tom Yum Goong - trop délicieux!!!!!!

September 24th, 2009 7:51 PM

Charlie said:

This recipe is absolutely wonderful..!!! My wife and I love this and have it often. The long and short(with paste) version are both delicious. Thanks so so much for this recipe..!!!!

October 13th, 2009 5:00 PM

Mary Redfield said:

I love Thai food and I have long been a slave to the local Thai restaurants. Last week, I discovered your website while looking for an Asian grocery store on the west side of LA, thinking about attempting to make my favorite Thai soup. I looked at your recipes and watched the street vendor videos. I looked at your products and read the explanations about the uses of various Thai produce, spices and condiments, which would otherwise have been a mystery to me. I placed an order for produce and other ingredients last Wednesday, and received my fresh produce two days later on Friday! I got my spices and condiments on Monday, and today, Tuesday, I made this Tom Yum Goong soup to rival the soup at my favorite Thai restaurant. To say that I am impressed by your service is an understatement! You have made me very happy! I will spread the good word to all my food-loving friends. Thank you.

October 15th, 2009 8:24 PM

Achara said:

I just made this recipe tonight...very good! I added chicken, yummy. Thanks for the recipe

February 1st, 2010 7:44 AM

chef rex said:

A very good soup

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