Tom Yum Goong (Thai Hot and Sour Prawn Soup)
Tom Yum Goong is a popular Thai hot and sour prawn soup, easily made at home with the right ingredients.
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Servings:
Calories: 107kcal
Ingredients
- 400 ml water
- 2 stalks lemongrass only the last quarter and smashed with the back of knife
- 5 cm galangal smashed
- 1 red chilli cut into strips, lengthwise and deseeded, use less or more, to taste
- ½ a medium onion quartered
- 1 medium tomato quartered
- 2 handfuls shiitake mushrooms cut to about the size of the onions
- ½ Tbsp tamarind paste
- ½ Tbsp fish sauce
- ½ Tbsp nam prik pow Thai chilli paste, to taste, or any generic chilli paste
- 4 fresh kaffir lime leaves
- 10 large prawns shrimps shelled, leaving tails on, deveined
- juice of 1 lime to taste
- 2 sprigs of coriander/cilantro leaves finely chopped
Instructions
- Boil the water in a medium sized saucepan.
- Add the lemongrass and galangal and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Add everything else apart from the lime juice and coriander leaves. Cook for about 3-5 minutes until the prawns are cooked through.
- Check the seasoning and adjust accordingly. You want a hot, sour and salty taste. Add more lime juice if you'd like it more sour, and more fish sauce if it's not salty enough.
- Serve garnished with coriander with a bowl of jasmine rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 433mg | Potassium: 643mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 740IU | Vitamin C: 51mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 2mg
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