Tom Yam Kung, spicy shrimp soup

Name: Tom Yam Kung, spicy shrimp soup
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 3 cups chicken broth; 12 fresh tiger prawns; 1 tsp chili paste; 3 art. l. lemon juice; 0.5 cup oyster mushrooms; 3 art. l. fish sauce; 5 kafir leaves; piece of galangal 5 cm long; cilantro greens; 5 fresh Thai chili peppers; 1 lemongrass stick

Cookinero 27 November 2022

How to cook Tom Yam Kung, spicy shrimp soup

Step 1

Peel the shrimp, keeping the tails; rinse, dry. Coarsely chop the oyster mushrooms. Cut the chili lengthwise, remove the seeds, cut into large enough. Cut the lemongrass diagonally into small pieces. Peel and grind galangal. Pour the broth into a saucepan, bring to a boil, add mushrooms, kafir, galangal and lemon grass. Let it boil, add shrimp. When the shrimp begin to change color, add the chili paste. Stir, bring to a boil again, season with fish sauce, lemon juice and fresh chili, remove from heat. Sprinkle with green cilantro.

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