Fresh Tom Yum Kit
At most morning markets in Thailand, and even in local neighborhood 7-11 shops, a "Tom Yum Kit" is sold containing a handful of lemongrass, galangal, chiles, lime leaves, and if you're lucky a lime or two. Sold in a plastic bag, ready to take home and cook up your own tom yum soup.
Here we have a nice variety of excellent quality fresh Thai herbs shipped to you via 2 Day Fedex for a really great price.
You get 8 stalks of fresh lemongrass, a handful of fresh red Thai chiles (about 6 oz), a handful of fresh lime leaves (at least 1 oz, about 40 leaves), a small chunk of fresh galangal (4-6 oz), and three fresh limes. We will usually have either green or a mix of red/green Thai chiles, not all red.
You can't find a better deal anywhere.
See our video from a "railroad chef" for a nice short tutorial on how to make fresh, extremely tasty tom yum in minutes using these essential ingredients.
Suggest you add a White Label Tom Yum as well.
Ships immediately via Fedex 2 Day. Checkout with Ground and we upgrade to 2 Day at no extra charge.
Thai Prawn Soup with Lemongrass, 'Tom Yum Goong'
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.
Typically a chef will use a pork or chicken stock then add the basic fresh staples to create the tom yum, as in our video: Railroad Chef Prepares Tom Yum.
Making a stock is really simple and we use chicken here, but feel free to use a bone-in pork also. You may also like our version of tom yum made with a coconut water base.
It's important to use "prik pao" in your tom yum and we have several brands, with slightly varying tastes depending on your preference. In this recipe we are pleased to use Mae Pranom White Can Prik Pao. We also suggest Mae Pranom Prik Pao, Blue Lid.
Also -- See Our Thai Street Vendor Video: Thai Street Vendor Prepares Tom Yum.