Tom Yum Soup (Best and Authentic!)

Name: Tom Yum Soup (Best and Authentic!)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2, 2 people
Cuisine: thai
Ingredients: 3 cups water (reduced to 2 1/2 cups); 12 oz. (350g) shrimp (head-on and shell on or tiger prawn, head and shells peeled and deveined); 1 stalk lemongrass (cut into 3-inch (7cm) strips, pounded with a cleaver); 3 slices galangal; 6 kaffir lime leave ( bruised); 6 Thai chilies (bird's eye chilies, pounded ); 6 fresh oyster mushrooms (cut into pieces); 2 tablespoons nam prik pao (Thai roasted chili paste); 2 tablespoons nam prik pao oil; 3 teaspoons fish sauce; 3 1/2 tablespoons lime juice; cilantro leaves, (for garnishing, optional )

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An aromatic Thai soup with shrimp and mushrooms in a spiced broth of lemongrass, galangal, and lime. Spicy, sour, and comforting in a single bowl.

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Ingredients

2 SERVINGS

2½ cupswater — 3 cup
350 gshrimp — head-on, shell-on, 12 oz, or tiger prawn
1lemongrass — cut into 3-inch strips, pounded
3 slicesgalangal — sliced
6kaffir lime leaves — bruised
6Thai chilies (bird's eye chilies) — pounded
6fresh oyster mushrooms
2 tbspnam prik pao (Thai roasted chili paste)
2 tbspnam prik pao oil
3 tspfish sauce
3½ tbsplime juice
cilantro leaves — optional

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Method

25m total

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Vitamins & minerals

Potassium: 2734mg
Calcium: 58mg
Iron: 11mg

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