Tom Yum Goong (Prawn Spicy and Sour Soup)

Authentic Thai Food Recipes - Thai Soup Recipes

Saturday, 24 November 2007

Video Sneak Preview  (tiny, low resolution)       Jules's Blurb: So many foreigners refer to this as Yum Tom when in fact it is Tom Yum.  Thai soups are famous for their variety and aromatic flavours and this is probably the most famous.  There are many prawn recipes in Thai cuisine, this recipe is often referred to as a Thai Signature dish, Khwanjai's own Tom Yum Goong recipe is the best version of Thai prawn soup I have ever tasted, try it for yourself     If you are not familiar with Thai cooking, (even if you're a seasoned chef) you may want to join Chef Khwanjai's Thai Cooking Course  (Packed with Chefs Top Tips) she starts you off with a Trial Banquet course of seven popular recipes.  Register now for Khwanjai's  Thai Cooking School Trial Banquet Course     Tom Yum Goong Recipe (Spicy Sour Prawn Soup) How to make Tom Yum Goong   Ingredients: 1/2 kg. Prawns or 200g if peeled 3 Lemon grass 3-4 Kaffir Lime Leaves 5-6 Galangal Slices 5-6 Thai Chillies (Pik ki nu) 4-5 Red shallots 6-7 Mushrooms 2 Spring Onion 3 Coriander sprigs (including roots if you can) 5-6 Tomatoes 1 Lime (more if you like sour) 1-2 ts Salt 2 tbs Fish Sauce 2 tbs Chilli Paste With Soya bean oil 2 Chicken stock cubes (or powder) 2-3 Cups water     Preparation: De-shell and wash the prawns. Top tip in the video! (don't need heads and tails for this one)   Bash and cut lemon grass and tear Kaffir lime leaves   Slice Galangal (penny thickness) If it's a tender young Galangal you can leave the skin on. See the difference in our Thai Food Wiki Crush the shallots and chilli, but the cut tomatoes & mushrooms (see video for sizes) Wash and cut spring onions & coriander     How to Cook:     Bring water to boil over high heat in a medium pan, add the lemon grass, galangal, kaffir lime leaf, fish sauce, chicken (not fish) stock cubes & salt Bring to the boil and cook for about 2 minutes, then add the shallots, chillies, tomatoes & mushrooms   Wait until it boils again before adding the prawns Simmer for 2-3 minutes or until the shallots soften slightly before adding spring onions, coriander & chilli paste with soya bean oil stir briefly to mix in thoroughly & remove from heat     That's it folks!  Thai Prawn Soup Hot and Sour.... Done!     Serving Suggestion:     Serve into a large bowl & add lime juice to taste.  Eat with jasmine rice and a nice cold beer (recommended)  A great recipe to compliment our Tom Yum Goong recipe is our Pork Stuffed Omelette Recipe or alternatively our Chicken Fried Rice Recipe both non spicy so either will compliment the soup beautifully and make a more substantial meal of it.  We have a few other Thai Prawn Recipes or shrimps, such as our Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe and Pad Grapow Goong Recipe (aka Prawns and Holy Basil) to name just two.     You can also view our video blog post at ThaiFood-TV filmed straight after making this soup, whilst still eating, leave your own comments, mine is.....what a pig!   For the Best Results:     Members click the camera to watch the full video, more top tips the information available in the video.  In fact the only thing the video can't show you is the smell & taste, but hey?  We try!! © 2008-9  www.thairecipevideos.com

 

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