Hot and Sour Soup with Shrimp

Tom yam gung

Tom Yam Gung

Serves 2 Cooks in 35 minutes Difficulty EASY

Ingredients

  • 10 shrimp
  • 100g mushroom
  • 3 chillies finely sliced
  • 2 kafir lime leaves
  • 1/2 thumb sized stick of galangal cut into 5 slices
  • 1 shallot
  • 2 lemongrass
  • 1 tomato or a few cherry tomatoes
  • 1 sprig of coriander
  • 3 tbsp chilli paste in oil
  • 2 long parsley leaves
  • 2-3 tbsp lime juice
  • 7 tbsp carnation milk
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp pork stock
  • 250ml water
  • Salt

Method

  1. Boil the galangal, lemongrass, the root from the coriander, shallot, chillies, chilli paste, fish sauce, stock, salt and lime leaves in 250ml water and simmer for 5 minutes.
  2. Add the shrimp, onion, mushroom, tomato and lime juice and simmer for a further 3 minutes.
  3. Turn off the heat, add the milk and stir well.

To Serve

Combine everything and serve in a large bowl and garnish with Thai parsley and coriander.

Hope you enjoy my Tom Yam Gung. Khop Khun Ka from Apple 🍎 Riverside Thai Cooking in Khao Lak.