Tom Yum Goong (Authentic Thai Hot and Sour Prawn Soup)

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    45 mins

  • Course

    Soup

  • Cuisine

    Thai

Tom Yum Goong (Authentic Thai Hot and Sour Prawn Soup)

Tom Yum Goong is Thai hot and sour prawn soup. This recipe will guide you to make a very authentic version made from scratch.

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Ingredients

  • 7oz whole prawn or large shrimp
  • 2 stalks lemongrass pale yellow part only
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 3 kaffir lime leaves
  • 4-7 Thai bird eye's chili smashed
  • 2 pieces thinly sliced galangal
  • 1 handful straw mushroom or oyster mushroom
  • 2 shallots sliced
  • 1 tomato cut into wedges
  • 2-3 tsp Thai fish sauce
  • 1-2 lime juiced
  • 4 tbsp cilantro chopped
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Instructions

  1. Clean the shrimp by removing heads and shells but tails intact, reserve the heads and shells. Discard the vein. Set aside.
  2. Smack one of lemongrass with back of your knife to release its fragrance.
  3. To make the prawn stock; heat oil in a soup pot over medium high heat, add the reserved shrimp heads and shells, and one smashed lemongrass. Saute together for 3 minutes. Add chicken stock and galangal, let it boil first and then simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Strain the stock and discard the shrimp heads & shells, lemongrass, and galangal pieces.
  4. Slice the remaining lemongrass thinly. Remove the vein on the back of kaffir lime leaves.
  5. Pour the stock back to the pot over medium high heat, add the sliced lemongrass, chili, kaffir lime leaves, and shallot, and bring them to boil.
  6. Add shrimp, mushroom, and tomato, and continue to cook. Season with 2 teaspoon of fish sauce first. Remove the pot from heat and add the lime juice. Adjust the amount of fish sauce and lime juice according to your taste.
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