Tom Yum Soup

Prep Time30

Cook Time1

Course: Soup

Cuisine: Thai

Keyword: broth, comfort foods, cooking, Fall soups, homemade, inspired cooking, meal prep, one pot meals, recipes, soup, spices, spicy, try something new, unique

Servings: 8 People

Ingredients

9 cups Water
1.5 cups Chicken Stock for more protein try adding chicken bone broth.
1 can Coconut Milk
4 tbls Garlic Paste You can also use minced garlic 3 tbls or 6 crushed cloves of garlic.
¼ cup Fish Sauce
5 Cubed Roma Tomatoes
2 Cubed Onions
6 Stalks Lemongrass Peel green outer shell off
¼ Sliced Galanga root Has a soft ginger taste
7 Diced Thai red pepper If you are sensitive to spice add less
1 Package King Oyster Mushrooms or substitute for Baby Bella Mushrooms
15 crushed Kaffir Lime Leaves
½ Cup Thai Basil
1 Bag Frozen Shrimp add shrimp with shells to add to the flavor of the soup
¼ Cup Lime Juice if you use fresh limes add some zest in there as well to bring out the sour notes of the soup
¼ cup Cilantro or you can use this as a garnish
3 Tbls Sugar

Instructions

Start by pouring water and chicken stock to a large pot or dutch oven.
Next, add the shrimp to the soup with the spices, including the kaffir lime leaves, Thai basil, Thai red hot pepper, garlic, galanga, and lemongrass.
Let the soup come to a boil, then take out the lemongrass.
Finally, add your mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, cilantro, and coconut milk.
Let the soup cook for aboout an hour.
Serve and enjoy!