Thai Tom Yum Chicken Soup

Exotic, with a rich aroma of shrimp and mushrooms. Tom Yam soup with chicken is a traditional Thai dish. Try it at home, surprise your family and delight your guests. The ingredients in this interesting soup make it not only tasty, but also healthy.
cook time: 1h 30 min
Lucas Halstead
Thai Tom Yum Chicken Soup

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

173
Calories
14g
Fat
4g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Onion 1 pc
Garlic 3 clove
Chilli 2 pc
Sugar 2 tbsp
Lemon juice to taste
Ginger (root) to taste
Vegetable oil 4 tbsp
Champignon 100 g
Shrimps 450 g
Heavy cream (or coconut milk) 400 ml
Chicken bouillon 400 ml

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to cook tom yum soup with chicken? Prepare the necessary ingredients. Choose heavy cream — preferably 30-33 percent, you can immediately take peeled shrimp.

Step 2

Step 2
Make broth from chicken or chicken breast by boiling the meat for 1-1.5 hours, then remove it and strain the broth.

Step 3

Step 3
Prepare the mushrooms, peel and rinse well; I took dried champignons (50 g), pre-soaking them in cold water before cooking.

Step 4

Step 4
Wash all vegetables and ginger root well under running water and peel.

Step 5

Step 5
Chop the onion, garlic and pepper. To avoid irritating the mucous membranes of your eyes when cutting onions, rinse the onion and knife with cold water. The cutting board will not absorb the unpleasant onion smell if you rub it with a slice of lemon before slicing.

Step 6

Step 6
Place the chopped vegetables in a blender bowl and puree.

Step 7

Step 7
Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil and place chopped vegetables in it, fry over medium heat for a couple of minutes.

Step 8

Step 8
Grate the lemon zest and ginger root, throw together with lemon juice and sugar into the frying pan with the mass being fried, after a couple of minutes remove the resulting paste from the heat.

Step 9

Step 9
Pour the cream into a saucepan with hot broth and add 3 tbsp. spoons of prepared paste, boil for several minutes.

Step 10

Step 10
Throw chopped champignons and shrimp into the soup and simmer for 5 minutes. Tom Yam soup is ready, serve with fresh herbs, such as cilantro. Bon appetit!

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