Description
Tom yum, one of the most famous asian soups, is the pride of thailand. It is made with mushrooms – shiitake and button work well. You may be able to find a decent tom yum soup paste at the store, if not i have one saved in my public recipes
Ingredients
- Water
- Onion
- Lemongrass
- Kaffir Lime Leaves
- Galangal
- Fresh Ginger
- Tamarind Pulp
- Dried Red Chilies
- Hot Green Chili Peppers
- Vegetable Oil
- Tom Yum Paste
- Fried Tofu
- Shiitake Mushrooms
- Button Mushrooms
- Soy Sauce
- Caster Sugar
- Lemon Juice
- Fresh Coriander
- Fresh Basil Leaf
Instructions
- Put the first nine ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil
- Simmer for 15-20 minutes over low-medium heat
- Remove from the heat and strain
- Reserve the stock and discard the rest
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan and saut the soup paste for a minute until fragrant
- Add the tofu, shiitake and button mushrooms and stir-fry over high heat for 1 minute
- Bring the prepared stock to a boil
- Turn the heat to medium and add the sauted tofu and mushrooms, the soy sauce, sugar and lemon juice
- Simmer for 5-6 minutes over medium heat until the mushrooms are tender
- Sprinkle the coriander and basil and remove from heat
- Serve hot