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Tom Yum Soup Recipe

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 2 Quarts of chicken broth
  • 1 Large chicken breast cut into thin strips
  • 2 Cups of mushrooms sliced
  • 1 Large white onion cut into thick strips
  • 2 Medium-sized tomatoes cut into thick strips
  • 2 Tablespoons of fish sauce
  • 2 Teaspoons of sugar
  • 1 Teaspoon of salt
  • 2 Tablespoons of Thai red curry paste or nam prik pao if you can find it
  • Juice from 4 limes

Optional aromatics:

  • 1 Inch sized piece of ginger sliced thin
  • 2 Stocks of lemongrass cut into inch-sized pieces
  • 2 to 6 Thai chili peppers sliced thin
  • 4 Cloves of garlic sliced thin
  • 5 to 6 kaffir lime leaves ripped into pieces

Garnish:

  • Cilantro roughly chopped

Instructions

  • Simmer stock with aromatics: Get out a large pot and pour the 2 quarts of chicken stock in it. Place this over medium-high heat and toss in any of the optional aromatics that you plan on using. Once it comes to a simmer cover the pot and let it all simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Add the chicken, mushrooms, and onion: After 20 minutes toss in the chicken, mushrooms, and onion. Cover the pot again and let everything simmer for 10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked.
  • Add the tomato along with the fish sauce, salt, sugar, red curry paste, and lime juice.  Stir everything together and let this simmer for 2 more minutes.
  • Taste and adjust if needed: Taste the tom yum broth. If it is too salty or spicy then add a little more sugar to balance it out. If it’s to sour then add some more salt to balance it out.
  • Serve and garnish with cilantro