Traditional Thai Homemade Tom Yum

Servings: 6

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 6 baby belle mushrooms, thickly sliced
• 4 x 1/4 inch ginger root chunks
• 4 x Thai chili peppers, quartered
• 4 limes, juiced with pulp
• 4 cups of vegetable broth
• 2 tbsp. of Tom Yum paste
• 2 stalks of lemongrass, quartered
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp. of white sugar
• 1 tbsp. of chili sauce
• 1 lb. raw shrimp, unpeeled and deveined
• 1 1/2 tbsp. of fish sauce

Instructions

1. Put a pot on medium-high heat. Add the vegetable broth and the shrimp.

2. Allow to boil for 10 minutes, then decrease the heat and simmer gently for another 10 minutes.

3. Take the shrimp out of the broth, then peel and discard the shells, then set the shrimp aside.

4. Stir in the lime juice, fish sauce, lime pulp, chili, lemongrass, tom yum paste, chili sauce, sugar, and ginger slices—Cook for around 10 minutes.

5. Remove the chilies, the lemongrass, and the ginger slices with a notched spoon then discard.

6. Remove from heat and return the cooked shrimp.

7. Spoon soup into bowls and sprinkle with sliced mushrooms and some green onions.