want tom yum soup recipe? serves 4-6 people
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
12 mushrooms, halved
1 (4.5 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
4 cups water
2 lemon grass (tekka market or bigger supermarkets will have)
4 kaffir lime leaves (tekka market or bigger supermarkets will have)
4 slices galangal (tekka market or bigger supermarkets will have)
4 chile padi
1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 1/2 limes, juiced
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon hot chile paste or red curry paste
1 tablespoon tom yum soup paste
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DIRECTIONS:
Trim lemongrass and cut into matchstick size pieces.
To make stock: Add the shrimp heads and shells to water, then cook for 20 minutes. Turn the fire off. Soak the heads and shells for further 20 minutes before discarding.
Trim lemongrass and cut into matchstick size pieces.
Add stock, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, chili padi, fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, and chili paste to a pot and bring to a boil. After boiling for 5 minutes, add shrimps and both mushrooms. Cook for further 10 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves.
