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A rich, creamy, flavour packed spicy soup served with white mushrooms and fresh jumbo prawns, this recipe works great as a starter, or as a main meal served with rice. Known throughout Thailand as being a great hangover cure, you can control how spicy it is by increasing or decreasing the amount of chillies used. In this recipe we have used three hot chillies which was just about right for my tastes, but you might want to add more if you like your food really hot.
You can also vary the recipe further by using squid or fish instead of prawns, and by adding sugar if you prefer your food sweeter. Even if you are not a fan of soups, you should definitely give this recipe a try, it is delicious!
Ingredients
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- 1 sliced stick of lemongrass
- 4 large kaffir lime leaves
- 1 tablespoon of fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon of lime juice
- 2 tablespoons of evaporated milk
- 1 tablespoon of chilli paste
or tom yum paste (whatever you can get hold of is fine)
or tom yum paste (whatever you can get hold of is fine) Special Cooking Equipment Used
- non stick saucepan
Cooking instructions
Step 1: Add one cup of chicken stock to a sauce pan, followed by one cup of boiling water. Add the lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves and chilli, and stir everything, allowing the mixture to boil for the 2 minutes.
Step 2: Then add the chilli paste (or tom yum paste – whichever you could source) and stir until the paste is dissolved
Step 3: Add the mushrooms, and allow to cook for about 3 to 5 minutes until the mushrooms are medium cooked.
Step 4: Now add the prawns, fish sauce, and lime juice, and simmer until the prawns are pink.
Step 5: Now that the prawns are cooked, mix in the evaporated milk and simmer for about 1 to 2 minutes. Stir regularly.
Step 6: Garnish with spring onion and coriander, and serve piping hot. Can be served with jasmine rice or as a starter/side dish to another meal.
This has been one of my favourite recipes so far, give it a try and let us know what you think! What is your favourite Thai soup recipe? Let us know in the comments below!
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