Thai Tom Yum Soup (Thai Hot and Sour Soup)

Name: Thai Tom Yum Soup (Thai Hot and Sour Soup)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 900 ml low sodium broth ((approx. 4 cups, chicken, vegetable, or seafood)); 1 cup water; 2 stalks lemongrass ((smashed and cut into chunks)); 8-10 kaffir lime leaves; 2 inch galangal ((sliced)); 1 medium onion ((roughly chopped or sliced)); 2 cloves garlic ((smashed and roughly chopped)); 1 birds eye chili ((optional, see notes above)); 1 tablespoon Thai Chili Paste ((Nam Prik Pao, see notes above)); 2-3 limes ((1/4 cup of lime juice, add more to adjust to taste)); 3 tablespoons fish sauce ((add more to adjust to taste)); 3 1/2 teaspoon sugar ((add more to adjust to taste)); 6-8 whole shrimp ((fully thawed if using frozen)); 75 g dried bean thread noodles ((1 bundle, soaked in room temperature water)); 1 handful mushrooms ((cremini or white)); 1 handful snow peas ((tips removed)); any type of green vegetable ((choy, peppers etc.)); fresh tomato ((cut into chunks and added at the end)); fresh pineapple chunks ((cooked during the shrimp cooking step)); Thai basil ((as a fragrant garnish))

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:30min

A comforting Tom Yum Goong recipe for a Thai spicy hot and sour soup made with shrimp, vegetables, and glass noodles to make it into a heartier more filling soup that can be eaten as a meal as well.

Updated at: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:05:34 GMT