Tom Yum Soup & Noodles

Spicy Thai tom yum soup is very popular among asian restaurants. Sour, Spicy and aromatic herbs combination bring up all the flavour of the soup.

📝 Ingredients

• 3 cup Water
• 1 cup Chicken stock/broth
• 2 tbsp Tom yum paste
• 1 tbsp Thai chilli paste in oil
• 1 stalk Lemongrass
• 3 slices Galangal
• 1 tbsp Sugar
• 3 tbsp Fish sauce
• 3 tbsp Evaporated milk
• 100 g Chicken
• 200 g Prawns (peeled and deveined )
• 100 g Mushroom
• 1 Tomato
• 3 Red/bird eye chillies
• 2-3 Kaffir lime leaves
• ½ Fresh lime
• 100 g Dry rice noodles (5mm)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Cut the chicken into thin slices. Cut the mushroom into half and cut tomato into small cubes. Cut galangal into thin slices and lightly bruise the lemongrass and cut into two pieces.
2. 2Discard the centre part of kaffir lime leaves and cut the red chillies into half.
3. 3Pour water and chicken stock in the pot. Bring it to boil, add lemongrass, galangal, tom yum paste and chilli paste in. Stir well and let it boil for few seconds.
4. 4Add the chicken slices in, follow with the mushrooms. Continue simmer for 1 min.
5. 5Then add the prawns and tomatoes in. Add fish sauce and sugar and stir well. Continue cook for another 1-2 mins until the prawns are cooked.
6. 6Add evaporated milk in, stir well and simmer for another 1 min. ( You can skip this step if you like the clear soup.) Add red chillies and kaffir lime leaves.
7. 7Turn off heat and let it sit for 1-2 mins. Then squeeze half lime juice in.
8. 8Taste test the soup, and add more salt, sugar or lime juice according to your taste.
9. 9Transfer to soup bowl and garnish with fresh coriander.
10. 10You can make tom yum noodle soup by adding boiled/fresh noodle. Boil noodles per packet instructions, drain the water out. Place in a bowl, pour the tom yum soup in, garnish with fresh coriander. Enjoy!