What is a good side dish to have with Tom Yum soup?

Tom Yum soup can be a stand-alone dish or eaten with jasmine rice. Cooked rice noodles, or even ramen noodles, are also excellent for serving with Tom Yum.

What vegetables are good to add to Tom Yum soup?

Tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, napa or regular cabbage, green beans, baby corn, kale, and zucchini are all delicious in Tom Yum Soup

Can Tom Yum Soup be made vegan?

Yes, use vegetable broth, vegan fish sauce and add crispy tofu at the end of cooking. See photo below.

Is tom yum soup healthy?

Yes, Tom Yum soup (ต้มยำ) can be very healthy—especially in its traditional, clear-broth form. Known for its bold, sour-spicy flavor and aromatic ingredients like lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, chili, lime juice, and fish sauce, it is nutrient rich and full of immune-boosting properties- also low in fat and calories.

Is tom yum soup spicy?

Traditional Thai Tom Yum is typically quite spicy (especially in Thailand), but western versions are often toned down unless you ask for more heat.

Tom Yum Soup (Thai Soup)

Name: Tom Yum Soup Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 10 oz shrimp, chicken breast or crispy tofu ( see notes); 4 cups veggie broth, chicken stock or shrimp stock.; 1 cup water; 2 lemongrass stalks, cut into 3-4 inch pieces, smashed to release oils; 2-4 slices galangal, lightly smashed; 2-6 kaffir lime leaves, squeezed or roughly torn for extra release of oils and flavors.; 1/4 cup cilantro stems, cut into 1/2 inch pieces; 1-2 tablespoons Thai Chili Paste. Look for Thai Nam Prik Pao , roasted chilli sambal or sub-red curry paste or Sambal Olek; 1 1/2 cups mushrooms- we used shiitake, sliced in halves; 1/2 cup shallot, sliced long and thin; 1/2 cup fresh tomato, sliced into 1 1/2-inch pieces; 2- 2 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce. Adjust with more at the end; 2-3 tablespoons tamarind concentrate or lime juice; fresh chilies, for spicy; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves

Description

Delicious and warming, Tom Yum Soup is a classic Thai soup that is best known for its clear, sour broth infused with lemongrass and galangal. Make this vegetarian with tofu, or add shrimp or chicken!

Ingredients

Units

10 oz shrimp, chicken breast or crispy tofu ( see notes)
4 cups veggie broth, chicken stock or shrimp stock.
1 cup water
2 lemongrass stalks, cut into 3-4 inch pieces, smashed to release oils
2-4 slices galangal, lightly smashed
2-6 kaffir lime leaves, squeezed or roughly torn for extra release of oils and flavors.
1/4 cup cilantro stems, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1-2 tablespoons Thai Chili Paste. Look for Thai Nam Prik Pao , roasted chilli sambal or sub-red curry paste or Sambal Olek
1 1/2 cups mushrooms- we used shiitake, sliced in halves
1/2 cup shallot, sliced long and thin
1/2 cup fresh tomato, sliced into 1 1/2-inch pieces
2- 2 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce. Adjust with more at the end
2-3 tablespoons tamarind concentrate or lime juice
fresh chilies, for spicy
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves

Instructions

Make the broth by combining stock, water lemongrass, galangal, kaffir leaves, and cilantro stems in a large soup pot. Add the mushrooms, and bring everything to a boil on medium-high heat then simmer around 10 minutes.
Add shallots, tomatoes and the Thai chili paste, fish sauce, and sugar. Stir well.
Add the shrimp (or tofu or chicken) and let them cook for 3-5 minutes or until cooked through.
Add tamarind (or lime juice) last, and turn the heat off. Taste and adjust with more fish sauce or salt and lime juice.
Garnish with a generous amount of cilantro and lime wedges

Notes

If making crispy tofu- cook according to this post: Crispy Tofu (with salt and pepper) and set aside. Use firm tofu for this recipe to keep the tofu from breaking. Add at the end.
If using chicken breast, slice it thinly (no more than 1/4 inch thick) and drop it in the soup broth raw; bring the broth to a simmer; chicken is done when opaque throughout- feel free to test a piece.
Make sure to add tamarind and lime juice at the very end, or your soup will turn bitter. When cooked too long at high heat, tamarind and lime juice will taste bitter and unpleasant in recipes.
Check the ingredients on the chili paste you use and taste the broth before adding the sugar. Skip the sugar entirely if your chili paste adds enough sweetness to your soup.
You can make a flavorful shrimp broth by simmering shrimp shells (and heads) in water.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 cup
Calories: 175
Sugar: 8.5 g
Sodium: 1452.1 mg
Fat: 3.8 g
Saturated Fat: 0.5 g
Carbohydrates: 17.7 g
Fiber: 3.6 g
Protein: 9.2 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg