TOM YUM GOONG (SHRIMP) SOUP, CLEAR BROTH.

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Tom Yum Goong (shrimp) Soup, clear broth. image

Categories     Mushroom     Soup/Stew     Shellfish     Tomato     Lunch     Dinner     Appetizer

Number Of Ingredients 16

4 cups Shrimp or Chicken Stock
1 stalk Lemon Grass, the white center only. smash, and cut into 1 ½" sections
10 slices Galangal Root, Center section cut into 8 to 10 quarter size slices
6 pieces Lime Leaves, 6 each, Bruised and cut into small strips. Remove string like vein from center.
2 pieces Thai Chilies 2 each, cut bruised and cut in half only. So you can see them.
2 pieces Tomatos, 2 each med size, cut into bite size pieces
3 cups Mushrooms, Oyster, or ??????
8 pieces Prawns, 8 each, fresh raw cleaned, and butterflied,
3 tablespoon Fish Sauce, Tiparos (Thai Fish Sauce is Nop La, Bateece)
4 tablespoon Thai Chili paste with Shrimp in Soy Bean Oil.
1 1/2 teaspoons Sugar
.5 cup Lime Juice, fresh squeezed
10 pieces Cilantro leaves, 4 to 5 on top of each bowl as a garnish on top of plated soup
1 bunch Cilantro stems and a few leaves cooked in the stock with Lemon Grass.
2 heads Shallots cut into bite size pieces
4 cloves Garlic Cloves

Steps:

  • Soup Base:
  • Add Stock, Lemon Grass, Galanga root, Lime Leaves, Thai Chili pods, Garlic, Shallots, and Cilantro stems in to a pot, and bring to a boil. Lower heat to keep it simmering.
  • When you can smell the flavors of the stock, you can continue.
  • Add Mushrooms, Tomato's and bring to a quick boil, and then back to a simmer.
  • Add Shrimp and bring to a quick boil, and turn off the stove. The heat will cook the shrimp to perfection.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients, Lime Juice, Fish Sauce, Chili Shrimp Paste, and Sugar.
  • Serve when the shrimp are cooked.
  • Some put cilantro leaves as a garnish.

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