YUMMMM. Easily my favourite Thai dish. Hi Lim, I think most of the ingredients in this recipe should be available at local markets in Malaysia. Last week, on the spur of the moment I decided to throw in some mussels and two blue swimmer crabs into the soup. You dont want your tom yum to be overcooked. Hi Mark , We made this a couple nights ago and it was AWESOME!!! . Thats awesome, thank you for the message we are honored! I can see that its going to be appearing often on the dinner table. Thank you for the website sharing the recipes! Hey Michelle, thank you for making this recipe and glad it turned out so well! For Americans who still like it spicy, I used only 5 chillis and deseeded them and it was still the right amount of heat. Boil the tom yum for about 2 - 3 minutes. Thank you so much for the recipe AND the amazing details!! And so easy to make! I love it :) This is by far one of my most favourite dishes!! Thank you ! I was sceptical about only using water (not stock) but the flavour was so good that it didnt need stock as the base. Exclusive Bonus: Download a Free PDF version of this recipe. I have made this twice and its so delicious, thank you so much. Great recepy ! Also, thank you for the tip for other readers. The Tom Yum at this place is absolutely and brutally excellent, sporting a satisfying spicy sourness, the bowl full of all kinds of lumber from pieces of lemongrass and galangal, and chocked full with tomato, mushrooms, and prawns. Hi Mark, Am learning something new every day. Sounds good! Thank you for sharing the recipe. Add the shrimp head and shell to make shrimp stock. // ]]> For myself, I like both versions of tom yum, and it sort of depends on which mood Im in. Thank you again for sharing, and keep cooking Thai food! Hi Terry, great to hear you got to try some tom yum. i.e. I think the ingredients are very similar do you have any preference? My husband love tom yum soup. I tested it sveral times. So full of flavour. After its cooked and ready to eat, can I remove the lemongrass, galangal and Im struggling to get galangal here in the UK so my dish lacked that this time. I have been trying to make tom yam soup and it always turns out into a tomato soup. Its definitely a keeper! I followed the recipe exactly, and it didnt come out as well as Id hoped, so I dumped a spoonful of Nam Prik Pao. Ive had Tom Yum Goong Nam Sai a number of times and I have never had it without Tamarind. I love my very own Thai kitchen & your recipe. Recipe in Tom Yum Paste. So, i will add the paste, but not the milk. Usually in Thailand we use Tiparos brand, which to me is usually quite smooth. For this recipe, I took out about of the tom yum and set it aside as the clear version, and then made the other as the creamy version. order your cookbooks, merch, & sushi masterclass here:https://www.yeungmancooking.comlearn how to make an easy vegetarian / vegan tom yum soup recipe today!l. Yes, this soup has a dressing. Next time I will leave it whole and take it out before serving. Then took them out near the end and added the tails so they didnt over cook. This recipe is IT, though!! Smells good. Tom Yum Soup Recipe Recipe You can make this flavor-packed soup in just under 20 minutes. :). I just tried to make this tom yum goong nam sai and it was excellent! The leaves offer a strong, earthy-citrus scent and can be found in many Asian grocery stores (either in the produce section or frozen). I made the clear Tom Not good at all? Originally, I planned to make both version but it was so spicy that I ended up with just the creamy versiom as the evaporated milk toned down a little the heat. This is the CLEAR version of Tom Yum. And good tip about lemons! A problem I have faced on and off when making tom yum is that the soup tasted a little too fishy for my liking (despite using no more than two tablespoons of fish sauce). Hi Robin, happy to hear you love tom yum and enjoyed this recipe, and thank you for your extra tips, sounds great! A list of Tom yum puns! Both were soo good!!! Just made it for dinner tonight! Thats what is used in Thailand. First time in my life I tried myself in cooking Tom Yum stop, and surprisingly from the first try at was so delicious and so easy to make! It really tastes better than the very best I have had in restaurants. Renata. Thanks for sharing Dan, glad it turned out well. Great to hear that Doria, glad it turned out well! Hi Grelyn, good to hear from you, glad you and your husband enjoy prik pao. It's not normally eaten as an individual bowl of soup, the way it would be in Western cultures, but instead it's a communal dish that goes together with other dishes and eaten with rice. But Id recommend sticking with fresh herbs to make tom yum for a better taste. Popular brand of nam prik pao () in Thailand. A pun is a funny way of doing wordplay. I mean if youre allergic to coconuts please stick with the evaporated milk. Felt like Im in thai restaurant. We dont add nearly as many chilis and is still quite a bit a heat even with a few so I definitely recommend for anyone else to use a lot less than 10 also unless you like extreme heat :) thanks for the recipe. Love your presentations, as they are to the point and easy to follow. I tried this out today step by step. Remove and discard any lemongrass stalks, if used. Thank you so much for the recipes! Thank you again for posting this. I just made and ate this. This recipe is for local Thai street food style tom yum soup its not the fancy kind but follow this recipe for the authentic taste youll find in Thailand. I have tried countless times to recreate the addicting taste of this soup, but this is the only recipe I know which tastes super authentic. Eating this right now. Since my wife just immigrated to the US from Thailand, she brought along some fresh chili paste she made while visiting family in Surin. Trim the stems from 3 Thai chiles. cant wait to try this recipe, thank you so much! Arlington, MA ( from CT) for some good tum yum. Thanks for sharing the recipe, Mark. The ifs and alternatives as I looove Thai Food with their healing spices etc. I saw you video with Andrew Zimmern, very cool. Was searching for a good authentic Tom Yum Soup recipe, when came across your website. Hope I can manage to do it. Thanks. Hey Noodle, yes those fire pots are not for cooking, just for serving at the table and keeping the soup hot. 7 First found this recipe 4 years ago. Made it and ate it for the first time using this recipe. You are on the nose when you say to taste test and adjust accordingly. I guess this speaks volumes about the recipes authenticity, so I look forward to cooking more of your recipes. I will definitely let you know if I come to visit Calgary in the future. Best cooking video ever! Very disappointing. Simmer until the shrimp turn opaque, about 2 minutes. Love your recipes and videos keep up the good work. I have tom yum paste and dried herbs. My suggestion is try the real word KUNG it might sound right. Im looking forward to making this!!! I have not yet made this recipe with shrimp and have used vegetable broth or just plain water with whatever protein I have around and all have turned out delicious! BTome up Tom Tweet Bone up on: Bums Tom seats Tweet Bums on seats: Cash Tom the nail Tweet Cash on the nail: Chip Tom your shoulder Tweet Chip on your shoulder: Climb Tom the bandwagTom Tweet Climb on the bandwagon: Come Tom down Tweet Come on down: Tom a wing and a prayer Tweet on a wing and a prayer: CottTom Tom to Tweet Cotton on to: Dance . I tried to to fined similar tasting tom yum soup but unfortunately I was never able to make it same as in Thailand. Typically in Thailand the lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and galangal all just sit at the bottom of the bowl of soup maybe just to keep the aroma, and so you know they are within the soup and they are just eaten around without being eaten. Came back to Srilanka which Is my native place and tried your excellent instructions. jadore ce site, je voyage tous les ans en thailande et je raffole la cuisine thaie. Eat it with: Rice, and a spread of other Thai dishes. of these birthday puns is sure to bake your day (pun intended). I did the Tom Yum Goong Nam Khon the other day (though I toned down the heat a little bit, my family couldnt really take too much of it), and my God, it tasted amazing! Trim off about 1/2 inch from the root end of 1 lemongrass stalk and 2/3 off the top. I made the clear Tom Yum soup. My darling was sick and made it for him. Also loved you video! For kaffir lime leaves, you could add just a squeeze of lime. Remove the pot from the heat. Next time I would like to do the creamy one,. Reheat gently in a pot over medium-low heat or in the microwave. Throw the lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, garlic and chilies into the water. We eat a lot of Thai food n yours do look authentic so I am going to try your recipe! Thank you for sharing this recipe. 2 spring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced. Tried this in a Thai restaurant , didnt really know what I was eating but it was great. Firstly wash 200 grams of mushrooms very well in water. Do you add salt? I love Tom Yum and have tried many recipes that Ive found online. I prefer the clear broth. Often made with shrimp as the base, this brothy dish is a balance of hot and sour and typically serves as a starter in Thai restaurants. Tom Kloang Pla Salid Makaam On from The Local (Bib Gourmand) Tom som. Its so fresh and clean! I am a senior Cancer Specialist doctor in Sri Lanka. You have the best descriptions of your recipes and your videos are really informative. but I have a question. Hi Mike, great to hear from you, and Im so happy to hear you enjoyed this tom yum recipe! Storing: Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 2 days. I remove the large lime leafs and lemon grass stalks because i dont like chewing on them. How to make Tom Yum Soup Prep Veggies, Herbs 1. Then slice them. Good food, Puns/Jokes & Food for the Thoughts. So I bought a Kafir lime tree which Im growing in a 5 gallon pail just to get fresh Kafir leaves. Ill give this recipe another try, but Ill probably boil the herbs a bit longer too. Tasted just like at the restaurants. Keep up the great work, your videos and recipes are nothing short of awesome. Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe..after we had so many Tom Yum recipes,my family love this the most, Pros: tells you the right ingredients, gives context, medium spicy level Great to be able to make this from fresh rather than supermarket jars etc. Was in Thailand in 1968, 1969, I am very envious. Truly Thai style Turned out super duper yummy. So happy you posted this. Will try the soup. Trust me, nothing hits the spot better than a hot bowl of soup during the cold Tasmanian winter here. If I buy a shrimp dish in Bangkok what quality can I expect? Thanks again! Good grief this was good! It turned out amazing! Does it come out of a can? And only two stalks of lemon grass. I WILL BE VERY GLAD TO GET THE RECIPE OF TOM YUM SOUP CHIKEN. since I was in thailend in 2006 I have been addected to Tom YUM soup , but never had good recepie like that , I cant wait to cook it and try your recepie ! Thanks so much for sharing! Aiala, Hey mate, When I take a big whiff of it after it arrives at the table I almost hack my brains out from its intriguingly spicy and complex fragrance. Thank you for sharing your recipe n showing us how to make it! The veggies (broccoli, carrot, onion) were all very crispy, as though they were stir-fried then tossed into the soup at the end. So what alternative you could suggest for these 2 ingredients? Its convenient to read and print. Please let me know. Tom Yum Goong is one of my favorites. I love his show. Coarsely break about 10 kaffir lime leaves - no need to cut them, just tear them - which is going to help release their flavor. Ill make you a deal.You keep making them, Ill keep watching them!! Another great recipe, thank you! I have a question, can I use coconut milk or cream? followed your recipe and was amazing thanks so much!!!! Thank you very much Maribel, great to hear that! Love Thailand food. First, take off the stem, and then you can either just slice them in two pieces, or give them a little pound on your cutting board like I did (just be careful of flying seeds). Thank you for the recipe Mark! Instead of evaporated milk use coconut milk. Thanks again! 10 Thai Chilis were way to hot. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; lemon grass, kaffir leaves, galangal and all the veggies. Excellent recipe. Hi Fred, yah I think that would be fine, or just feel free to reduce the fish sauce in the recipe. You mentioned on your post that this isnt the fancy type I wasnt aware of the other type and wondering what you meant by that. Un abrazo desde Barcelona. This is amazing Honestka, Im smiling, but its also very honoring. Awesome to hear that Christine, glad you enjoyed it! Overall, 75% of the time I like tom yum goong nam sai ( clear version) because its so pure and clear and tastes quite healthy. Great to hear you enjoyed it Peter, thank you! I used thin sliced chicken breast and shrimp as the meat and also added scallions with the cilantro at the end. Your larb recipe is a staple at my house. Thanks so much for this recipe! Lacked flavor and depth. Hey Subur, Im happy to hear your tom yum turned out so well, glad you enjoyed it. Sour Spicy Tom Yum Soup with Snakehead Fish, Roasted Chili Jam and Green Mango (Dtohm Yam Bplaa Chaawn, ..) Just went through the net and found your recipe. A Taste of Heaven. WAY too much lime juice. Oh nice. Thanks a lot for your delicious recipes and your great job. But, as the lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves were quite tough, I didnt eat those. Ill let you know if I ever had the ebook printed. Hi Reem, awesome to hear from you, glad you used to stop in Bangkok and go straight to tom yum! I did find a lemon grass paste, dont know how well this would work?? Prawn Dumplings (Har Gao): Let it Gao. Remove and the discard the lemongrass and lime leaves. I will certainly try yours but I cant imagine it without tamarind Go figure. It really is one of the best soup in the world. As for the next recipe, have you made pad kra pao (stir fried holy basil) yet: https://www.eatingthaifood.com/2014/01/thai-basil-chicken-recipe-pad-kra-pao-gai/ Its one of the standard Thai dishes, spicy with chilies, and in this case made with chicken, but any meat of your choice. It consists of shallots, lemongrass, fish sauce, minced fresh ginger or galangal, shrimps, mushrooms, kaffir lime leaves, lime juice, and minced Thai chili peppers. When I was in Bangkok, Tom yum goong nam khon was made with coconut milk and not condense milk like you mentioned. She cooks every day, and somehow eats even more often. Reserve the meat and the shells separately. Usually served as an appetizer, tom yum is traditionally . And also make sure you add the lime juice at the end of cooking and make sure its sour enough I think that will combat the fishiness of the fish sauce. Hey Paul, thank you very much, glad you love to cook as well, and that you can get many of the ingredients. Sorry I am not English native speaker, I just find hilarious the word goong, i tried every way to pronounce it and it doesnt rhyme correct to me, may be my English no good. However I figure it would be more clear if you gave (at least estimated) mass of what you use. I made this recipe but just half. thanks so much for the recipe! Have a great day! My hubby loved it and said its better than buying from our local Thai spot. I thought of making a bigger batch of the soup to use as an all-purpose stock as Your idea of leaving the heads and tails on the shrimps but taking the shell off the bodies is a masterstroke, because the shells will lend flavour to the soup, wont they, but without making them awkward to eat. I hope you enjoyed this tom yum soup recipe. Yes, you can remove those herbs if you like. I cooked up some rice noodle and served the clear version over them! With deep respect, Will do again, but next time will strain before adding shrimp and mushrooms. And having extra spice sour salty on the side is an easy way for each person to season their own bowl of soup Do you agree?? Excellent combination of all ingredients!! Just read your recipe and surely it will be amazing. ITS WAS THE MOST APPETIZING SOUP I EAT . One word: WOW! Ive used this recipe so many times. =]=]=], and I love all your videos I hope I can cook like you one day!! Mark-Do i have to use the onions,mushrooms, and tomatoes to make this? As the day drew nearer, his parents decided to buy him a toy tractor as a gift. Thanks! Also about 10 tablespoons of evaporated milk. I tried your recipe and it was great! Here are some dim sum puns inspired by some of my favourites, including some of the world's best dumplings. I tried it. amzn_assoc_search_bar = "false"; The best I can come up with is Major Tom yum soup and Hashes to Hashes and maybe Diamond Hot Dogs. Its so amazingly good! I had Tom Yum a few times and got addicted. felt like we were at a thai restaurant. It sure is rice to be here! My wife doesnt like flavor of fish. I cannot wait to make this soup, it is my absolute favorite (clear version). Youre welcome Charles, glad you like it! P.S. Stir-fry for 1-2 minutes, until they turn a bright and deep orange. Tom Yum Goong is my favorite food on this planet. Take about 1 thumb sized chunk of the root part of galangal, and chop it into slices. Great taste but the lemon grass was really tough and chewy and stringy. Hi Mark, great to hear from you, glad you love tom yum as well, and with pork ribs that sounds delicious! To prepare the soup, you can either use a prepared tom yum paste (called Nam prik pao) made up of chilies . Hey Anastasia, thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it! I get at least 3 out of one I do realize cooking is not chemistry, and you cant really just list how many grams of what to add and voila, but sometimes it would be helpful to know if we are at the same page with stuff. Made this tonight with chicken and prawns. I got the runs from the antibiotics in it. I have many Asian friends who make it and all use it. Dictionary Thesaurus Sentences . This is my 2nd recipe from this site. Normally in Thailand coconut milk is not used in tom yum, but its used in tom kha. Hi Mark, Enjoy this recipe for tom yum. The soup is also made with fresh ingredients such as lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, lime juice, fish sauce, and crushed red chili peppers. Thank you for the great recipe. Thanks for the recipe. //