Name: Tom Yum Soup
Ingredients: 1/2 Kg Chicken (with bones meant for stock purpose); 5 cloves garlic; 1 Piece Ginger; 5 Lemon Grass (If fresh is not available, dried can also be used); 10 Red Chilies; 100 gm Chicken (Boneless and small pieces); 2 Chicken Cube; 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce; 1 Tablespoon Oyster Sauce; 1 teaspoon Chinese Salt; 1/4 Cup Lemon Juice; 5-6 Lime leaves ((Kaffir) you can also use lemon leaves and lemon rind instead); 1 Tomato (Chopped into small pieces); 1 Onion (Chopped into small pieces); 1/2 Cup Mushrooms (Diced); 1/2 Cup Coconut Milk ((Optional))

Tom Yum Soup

CourseSoup
CuisineThai

Tom Yum Soup

CourseSoup
CuisineThai

Ingredients

For Stock

1/2 Kg Chicken with bones meant for stock purpose
5 cloves garlic
1 Piece Ginger
5 Lemon Grass If fresh is not available, dried can also be used

For Soup

10 Red Chilies
100 gm Chicken Boneless and small pieces
2 Chicken Cube
1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
1 Tablespoon Oyster Sauce
1 teaspoon Chinese Salt
1/4 Cup Lemon Juice
5-6 Lime leaves (Kaffir) you can also use lemon leaves and lemon rind instead
1 Tomato Chopped into small pieces
1 Onion Chopped into small pieces
1/2 Cup Mushrooms Diced
1/2 Cup Coconut Milk (Optional)

Servings:

Instructions

Make stock with five cups of water using ingredients mentioned in "For Stock" section
Strain the stock
Soak red chilies in water for 1 hour, strain and blend them well
In a pan cook strained stock with boneless chicken pieces, chicken cubes and lime leaves and cook till chicken is tender
Add onions, mushrooms and tomatoes
Add the blended chili paste according to your desired spice level
Add Soy sauce, oyster sauce and Chinese salt
Now add Lemon juice, adjust the spice level accordingly
Add 1/2 cup coconut milk if desired and cook a little