Tom Yum Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 12 to 14 medium shrimp

• 6 cups chicken stock

• A small piece of Ginger

• 3 leaves bay leaves

• 1 stalk lemongrass (finely minced)

• 4 cloves garlic (finely minced)

• 3 tbs onion (finely minced)

• A couple of mushrooms

• 1 carrot sliced

• 1 small zucchini

• 1 tsp lime juice

• 1 1/2 tbs fish sauce

• 1/2 tbs soy sauce

• 1 cup cherry tomatoes (sliced in half)

• Coconut milk to taste

• 1 teaspoon chilli oil

• 1/3 cup fresh coriander

• Crushed chilli pepper flakes (to taste)

How to do?

• Gather the ingredients.

• Pour the stock into a deep cooking pot and switch heat to medium-high. 

• Add the lemongrass, with the upper sections of the stalk.

• Boil everything for 5 to 6 minutes till it softens.

• Add ginger, garlic, onion, fish sauce, soy sauce, bay

• leaves, lime juice and carrots.

• Cover it and continue to boil for about 5 minutes.

• Now add mushrooms and zucchini and continue boiling for another 5 minutes.

• Add shrimp and cherry tomatoes.

• Cook another 3 minutes, or until the shrimp turn pink and fluffy.

• Turn down the heat to low flame

• Add the coconut milk and fish sauce to taste.

• Please taste it and if you want to add anything more, this is the time to do it.

• Once done, sprinkle coriander and the yummy Tom Yum Soup