Tom Yum Soup

Name: Tom Yum Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 750 mL good-quality chicken stock; 2 lemongrass stalks, tough outer leaves removed, roughly chopped; 1-2 Thai chillies, roughly chopped (deseeded if desired); 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 20 g (thumb-sized) piece galangal, peeled and roughly chopped; 3 fresh lime leaves; 1 tbsp. fish sauce; Small bunch coriander, leaves picked and stalks finely chopped; 1 tbsp. light brown sugar; 200 g shiitake mushrooms, stalks finely chopped, caps cut in half; 200 g raw, peeled prawns; 1 lime

Instructions

Prep:10min

Tom Yum is a hot and sour Thai soup, perfect for the cold winter months. Thanks to its fragrant spices and herbs, the broth is both nourishing and reviving.

Updated at: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:16:40 GMT