Tom Yum Noodles

Spicy saucy tom yum noodles made with ramen noodles and an easy flavorful broth. So good!

📝 Ingredients

• 2-3 Thai chilis, the little spicy green ones (depends how spicy you like things, these pack a lot of heat!)
• 4 garlic cloves, cut into half
• 1 red onion, cut into a few pieces
• 8 cups water
• 2 chicken stock cubes
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 stalk lemongrass, cut into pieces
• 3-4 kaffir lime leaves (see notes)
• 1 inch piece of ginger, sliced into 1/4 inch thick slices
• 1 can sliced mushrooms (15 oz, 450 g)
• big handful cherry tomatoes (12-15 pieces)
• 3 green onions, greens thinly sliced and white parts cut into 2 inch cubes
• 1 lb cleaned and deveined shrimp, jumbo or regular size (see notes)
• 2 packets of instant ramen noodles (like Indomie) (3 oz each package)
• salt to taste
• chopped cilantro (coriander) for garnish, plus extra sliced chili for garnish if desired

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Place the whole Thai green chilis, the red onion and the garlic cloves in a food processor and pulse to blend until smooth. You can also do this with a mortar and pestle.
2. 2Bring the water and bouillon cubes to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the chili paste to the boiling water along with the fish sauce, lemongrass, lime leaves, ginger, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
3. 3Uncover, add the green onions and shrimp and simmer until shrimp cooks through. Depending on the size of the shrimp, this could take anywhere between 3-6 minutes.
4. 4Add the instant ramen noodles, and let them simmer just a minute or so until cooked through. They'll cook fast!