Hot and Sour Thai Soup: Tom Yum Goong

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Show: Food 911Episode: Tyler Thai'd Up

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (38)

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Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 50 min

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Ingredients

2 quarts chicken broth
2 stalks fresh lemongrass, sliced on a bias in 2-inch pieces
4 kaffir lime leaves
1-inch piece fresh galangal or ginger, sliced
2 red chiles, sliced
2 tablespoons fish sauce, such as nam pla
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 (8-ounce) can straw mushrooms, rinsed and halved
1 pound large shrimp, peeled with tails on
2 limes, juiced
2 green onions, sliced
1 handful fresh cilantro, chopped

Directions

Bring the stock to the boil over medium heat in a saucepan. Add the lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, and chiles. Lower the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes to let the spices infuse the broth.

Uncover and add the fish sauce, sugar, and mushrooms. Simmer for 5 minutes. Toss in the shrimp and cook for about 8 minutes until they turn pink. Remove from the heat and add the lime juice, green onions, and cilantro. Taste for salt and spices; you should have an equal balance of spicy, salty, and sour. It's a good idea to tell your guest's that the lemongrass and lime leaves are for flavor only and should be avoided when eating the soup.

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recipe Hot and Sour Thai Soup: Tom Yum Goong
Lynne Georgetown, TX 11-21-2009
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Just as good as eating out!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Very easy to make, and quite excellent!
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d commerce, MI 11-15-2009
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Had to throw it out
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I am an experienced cook and I followed this recipe to a T. It was way too sour, and I think 2 stalks of lemon grass is too... much. It was overpowering. I actually had to throw it away because nobody would eat it. I'm very disappointed. I wasted my time and my money...Read more
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ajmal oxford mills, ON 11-02-2009
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I like to experiment....
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Love this soup.Its light and delicious. Added baby bok choy,or baby spinich, a tblsp of soy sauce,and chile garlic sauce and... drizzled one egg ,whisked, into the soup while stirring (like egg drop soup) right at the end before removing from the heat. A hit with my guests !Read more
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Kim Beach Park, IL 02-18-2009
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Needs some extra touches...
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

This is a great start but it def. needs some added touches. First, I recommend starting with a vegetable stock. Emeril... makes a great stock that is easy to find in stores. Secondly, the soup needs more lime juice than indicated in the recipe. I doubled the amount and added juice from 4 limes. I also doubled the amount of shrimp and mushrooms to make it more hearty. I also used chili paste instead of the whole peppers (this makes it easy to adjust to taste). Also, go a little heavier with the cilantro and green onion. Add a touch more sugar and you have a soup that might even beat the restaurant. Also, I took the leftover soup and added some coconut milk and a bit more sugar and it made an AWESOME tom kar.Read more
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Nou San Diego, CA 02-06-2009
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Thumbs Down
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

After trying out some of Tyler's other recipes and been quite impressed, I figured that I should try this one out since I... love Tom Yum soup. Needless to say, this was such a disappointment. This soup looks and taste nothing like the ones from the Thai restaurants. The soup was so bland, all I could taste was chicken stock, chili pepper and lime juice. However, the aroma's of the lemon grass, lime leafs and chili was wonderful. To save the soup from going down the disposal, I had to add some Tom Yum soup base and that gave it the color and taste that you would expect to see when you are eating Tom Yum soup at an authentic Thai restaurant. Read more
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Madeleine Essex Junction, VT 02-02-2009
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Excellent and Sooo Easy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This soup was awesome and so easy to make. I followed the recipe to the letter except used button mushrooms. My husband... even liked it and we were able to use hot peppers that he had grown in the garden. I think using the ingredients listed makes it the perfect soup, but wondered if lemon juice could be substituted for lemon grass or if that would just change the soup drastically. I haven't tried many new recipes with ingredients I haven't used before...this recipe gave me courage to try more...it was fun and easy.Read more