Tom Yum 🍤🍲
Tom Yum Soup is a famous Thai hot-and-sour soup known for its bold flavors from lemongrass, lime, chili, and herbs. It’s light, aromatic, and usually made with shrimp (Tom Yum Goong), though chicken or mushrooms can also be used.
Ingredients (Serves 2–3)
- 2 cups shrimp (peeled, deveined)
- 4 cups chicken or seafood broth
- 2 stalks lemongrass (cut and crushed)
- 3–4 kaffir lime leaves (torn)
- 3 slices galangal or ginger
- 2–3 Thai chilies (crushed)
- 1 cup mushrooms (sliced)
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tsp chili paste (optional, for richer flavor)
- 1 tsp sugar
- Fresh cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Boil the broth
- In a pot, bring broth to a gentle boil.
- Add aromatics
- Add lemongrass, lime leaves, galangal/ginger, and chilies.
- Simmer for 5–7 minutes to release flavor.
- Add mushrooms
- Cook for 2–3 minutes.
- Add shrimp
- Cook for 2–3 minutes until pink and tender.
- Season the soup
- Add fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, and chili paste.
- Adjust taste: balance sour, salty, and spicy.
- Serve
- Remove lemongrass pieces if desired.
- Garnish with cilantro and extra chili.
Popular Variations
- Tom Yum Goong – shrimp version (most famous) 🍤
- Tom Yum Gai – chicken version 🍗
- Tom Yum Nam Khon – creamy version with evaporated milk or coconut milk 🥥
✅ Serving Tip: Best served hot with steamed jasmine rice.
If you want, I can also show you:
- A restaurant-style Tom Yum recipe used by Thai chefs 🇹🇭
- The 5 ingredients that make Tom Yum taste authentic.
