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Tom Yum Shrimp Soup Recipe isthe most famous and classic Thai hot and sour soup. It is spicy and just brimming with flavor and fragrant Thai ingredients. Easy to make and ready in minutes. A perfect starter to an Asian themed feast. Gluten Free & Dairy Free.
Finally, without further adieu I present to you my first Thai cooking class recipe courtesy of Silom Thai Cooking School– a creamy hot and sour Tom Yum shrimp soup recipe.
We’ve spent the last 2 weeks in Thailand (I really can’t believe it’s been that long already), split between Bangkok in phu*ket.
In Bangkok we met up with my cousins who were on winter holidays visiting their dad (my uncle) who lives there and they were the first familiar faces we had seen since we started our trip 4 months ago.
Crazy to think that for 4 months the only person I interacted with who know me for more than a few days was Dave. Even more surprising is that we haven’t killed each other yet.
Needless to say it was awesome being around my uncle and cousins and we had a blast discovering the various uber modern over the top Bangkok malls where manyBangkok hotelsarelocated nearby,(they’ve all been to the tourist sites already, you see).
From there on our time in Thailand has only gotten better.
On the 14th my parents flew in from Boston, right on my moms birthday, might I add. Happy happy birthday to the greatest mom ever!
So after a couple nights in Bangkok we flew over to phu*ket for our family beach time getaway. With a condo on the beach and a rental car to take us everyone we need to be (including the supermarket where we take daily trips to) it has been an amazing few days.
With an apartment I have free reign over a full kitchen – a fridge, ample counter space, 4 stove burners, an oven and even a microwave, so as you can imagine I’ve been making a mess in the kitchen.
I took a cooking class in Bangkok with the Silom Thai Cooking School, (which I highly recommend) and have been recreating the recipes from class for both my parents and Dave.
And so, since this Tom Yum shrimp soup recipe is started it’s only appropriate that I share this soup first. Have you had Thai soup before? If not you must get your hands on some now. It is amazing.
All Thai food in all honestly is dream and drool worthy but soups especially.
The complexity and subletitly of all the flavors coming together is simply magical.
In Thai food I have found a common trend – many ingredients are added in the cooking process for flavor alone – they never get eaten but are simply moved aside in the finished dish. This is brilliant and it really works to bring more and more flavor to a dish.
As with all Thai dishes you really need to be careful with the spice level – they love their chili peppers over here and trust me they love their food spicy. Too spicy for most Westerners I presume.
Don’t be discouraged with the lenghty list of ingredients in this Tom Yum shrimp soup recipe. Get yourself to an Asian supermarket and go wild — once I get you started cooking Thai food you won’t be able to stop – no joke it’s really that good.
Well I must wrap up this post before I become so tempted to make this soup this instant.
I’m off to get my beauty rest before another beach/pool day but good morning to the rest of the world!
Oh and for those of you looking for a Thai island to explore – phu*ket’s a pretty good one (though watch out for the masses and I mean masses of Russian tourists). Since the island is pretty big you will want to rent some sort of transport to be able toindependentlyexplore but not to worry there are cheap car hire options or even motorbike rentals to be found.
But for now, you can get your own taste of Thailand with this creamy Tom Yum shrimp soup recipe. Enjoy!
For other Asian soup recipe be sure to check out my chicken ramen!
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Tom Yum Shrimp Soup - Hot and Sour Thai Soup
Looking for a new soup recipe? Look no further - makeTom Yum Shrimp Soup!
Course:Soup
Cuisine:Thai
Servings: 1
Calories: 914 kcal
Author: Vicky
Ingredients
- 1/2cupshrimppeeled and deveined
- 1straw mushroomquartered
- 1stalk lemongrasslightly smashed and cut into 3-4 pieces
- 3kaffir lime leavestorn in half
- 10slicesginger or galangal
- 1/2tablespoonfish sauce
- 1/2-1teaspoonlime juice
- 1cupwater or chicken stock
- 1/2 tomatoquartered
- 1tablespoonfresh cilantrochopped
- 1-2green onions cut into 2 inch long segments
- 1/2tablespoonthai chili pastenam prik pow - roasted thai chili paste
- 2tablespoonscoconut milk
- 2red bird's eye chili cut into 1/2 inch long segments
Instructions
To a pot add water or stock, lemongrass, green onions, ginger, kaffir lime leaves, mushrooms, chilies, and tomato. Bring to a boil and cook until tender (2-3 minutes).
Add the shrimp, bring to a boil and cook until cooked through (2-3 minutes).
Add coconut milk, lime juice, fish sauce, and thai chili paste. Mix, cook 1-2 minutes and remove from heat.
Serve garnished with cilantro and sliced red chilies (optional).
Nutrition Facts
Tom Yum Shrimp Soup - Hot and Sour Thai Soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 914Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Fat 14g22%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Cholesterol 161mg54%
Sodium 2294mg100%
Potassium 4137mg118%
Carbohydrates 176g59%
Fiber 19g79%
Sugar 18g20%
Protein 31g62%
Vitamin A 500IU10%
Vitamin C 50.7mg61%
Calcium 246mg25%
Iron 8.5mg47%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Tom Yum Shrimp Soup Recipe from Silom Thai Cooking School
