Tom Yum
Tom Yum (Hot and Sour Soup) Posted by WingsFan91 at recipegoldmine.com 11/14/2001 6:55 pm Tom Yum can be made with a number of ingredients. The version given here is for a simple t...
Ingredients
- 2poundfresh mushrooms (or other ingredient),
- 2stalks lemon grass, bruised (this isn't eaten, but
- 2"kaffir" lime leaves (use lime zest if you can't get it)
- 2coriander (cilantro) plants, chopped.
- 10to 15 prik ki nu (birdseye chiles), thinly sliced.
- 2to 5 dried red chiles
- 2or 3 tablespoons sliced bamboo shoots or coconut shoots
- 2to 3 tablespoons fish sauce.
Directions
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Tom Yum (Hot and Sour Soup) Posted by WingsFan91 at recipegoldmine.com 11/14/2001 6:55 pm Tom Yum can be made with a number of ingredients
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The version given here is for a simple tom yum het (mushroom soup), but it can also be tom yum kai (chicken), tom yum moo (pork), tom yum ne
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You can also mix and match to suit yourself
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Note: the Thais serve the soup with the rest of the meal, usually in a large soup tureen, and each diner serves themselves, and uses it to w
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10 to 15 prik ki nu (birdseye chiles), thinly sliced
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2 to 5 dried red chiles Juice of 3 or 4 limes 2 or 3 tablespoons sliced bamboo shoots or coconut shoots 2 to 3 tablespoons fish sauce
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1 to 2 tablespoons "chiles in oil" The "chiles in oil" or nam prik pao can be bought in small glass bottles from oriental specialty stores
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You can also make your own: Nam Prik Pao 4 tablespoons oil 3 tablespoons chopped garlic 3 tablespoons chopped shallots 3 tablespoons coarsel