Tom yum goong - Recipe
Tom Yum is probably the
most famous of Thai soups and is popular not only in Thailand but in Thai
restaurants worldwide. It is a clear, sour soup flavored with fragrant lemon
grass, fresh galangal root and kaffir lime leaf. This potent herbal mixture is
well known for its medicinal properties.
Tom Yum Goong is the most
well-known variety of Tom Yum and makes use of shrimp (in Thai: goong or kung)
as the main focus of the dish but you may also use firm white-flesh fish (see
Tom Yum Taleh) or chicken (see Tom Yum Gai).
Ingredients
- 4 cups of water
- 2 stalks fresh lemongrass, trim off the very end of the root and smash with the side of a cleaver of chef's knife; cut into 1 inch pieces; or 2 pc dried
- 3 slices fresh galangal root (smashed) or 2 pc dried
- 3 fresh kaffir lime leave or 4 pc dried
- 1 tbsp. tamarind paste, with or without seeds
- 1 tbsp. fish sauce, Golden Boy preferred
- 3/4 lb shrimps, medium to large size, shelled and de-veined; butterfly if desired
- 12 fresh Thai chili peppers, whole or 2 medium sized jalepenos, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch strips.
- 1/2 small white onion, cut 1/4 inch slices
- 2 tbsp. roasted chili paste (nam prik pao)
- 1 (16 oz.) can straw mushrooms, drained and rinsed
- 1 small ripe tomato, cut into wedges 1/4 inch thick
- 1 small lime, squeezed
- 2 sprigs fresh cilantro
Preparation
Bring water to boil over high heat in a medium-sized
saucepan. Add the lemon grass, galangal, kaffir lime leaf, fish sauce and
tamarind paste (break apart the tamarind paste with your fingers as you add
it). Add the shrimp, bring to a boil and cook 3 minutes. Add the onion, nam prik
pao and straw mushrooms. Boil for another 7 minutes until the shrimp is cooked
through. Add the chile peppers and tomatoes. Turn off the heat. Add the lime
juice. Taste to adjust the seasoning, adding fish sauce to taste. Garnish with
cilatantro if desired and serve.
Serves 3 to 4.
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