Recipe courtesy of Araya's Place
Araya's Place Tom Yum Soup
- Level: Easy
- Total: 20 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Cook: 15 min
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
3 cups vegetable broth
5 kaffir lime leaves
3 slices unpeeled galangal, about 2 inches long
3 slices lemongrass, about 2 inches long
1 cup sliced button mushrooms
2 tablespoons thin soy sauce
10 Thai chile peppers, pounded with the edge of a knife or cooking mallet to release the flavor
1 lime, juiced
1 medium tomato, sliced
1/2 onion, sliced
8 medium-size cubes tofu, optional (your favorite brand)
Dash chopped cilantro
Dash chopped green onions
Directions
- In a medium saucepan, bring the vegetable broth to a boil. Once boiling, add the lime leaves, galangal and lemongrass and boil for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms, thin soy sauce, Thai chiles, lime juice, tomatoes, onions and tofu, if desired, and boil for another 5 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and green onions.
Cook’s Note
For extra spice, add more Thai chile peppers.
