How to Make Thai Tom Yum Mushroom Soup

Tom Yum Kai

This soup is a wonderful dish to showcase oyster mushrooms.

Recipe Summary Tom Yum Kai

I got this tom yum recipe from a Thai friend. It's the best/most authentic ever. Garnish with cilantro, basil, and green onion.

Ingredients | Thai Tom Yum Mushroom Soup

4 cups water

1 stalk lemon grass, smashed and chopped

1 (1 inch) piece galangal, thinly sliced

3 kaffir lime leaves, torn

4 tablespoons fish sauce

2 teaspoons chile paste

8 ounces fresh tomatoes, chopped

2 ounces button mushrooms, chopped

1 (8 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast sliced into strips

4 tablespoons lime juice

2 fresh Thai chiles, crushed with a knife and halved

Directions

Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Add lemon grass, galangal, and kaffir leaves. Cook for 1 minute. Add fish sauce and cook for 1 minute. Add chile paste and reduce heat to medium. Add tomatoes and cook 2 to 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook for 1 minute. Increase heat to high and add chicken. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add lime juice and stir.

Add chiles to soup and remove from heat.

Info | Thai Tom Yum Mushroom Soup

prep: 15 mins cook: 15 mins total: 30 mins Servings: 2 Yield: 2 servings

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