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Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, tom yum chicken and shrimp soup (thai hot and sour soup). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Tom Yum or Thai Hot and Sour soup is a spicy soup that originated in Thailand. Commonly made with prawns or shrimp, Tom Yum Goon (Goon means shrimp) it can also be made with chicken - Tom Yum Gai (Gai means chicken). In Thailand this soup is sometimes served with sticky rice on the side. Tom yum soup is a delicious and aromatic soup which builds it's foundation on shrimp or chicken chicken broth.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have tom yum chicken and shrimp soup (thai hot and sour soup) using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
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The ingredients needed to make Tom Yum Chicken and Shrimp soup (Thai Hot and sour soup):
- Take 1/2 pound chicken thigh of boneless pieces, cleaned and cut into small thin pieces (about 1/2 inch thick and 1 inch long)
- Take 10 - 12 shrimp uncooked (medium size), shells removed
- Make ready 2 tomatoes medium size , chopped into big chunks (roughly 1 inch)
- Make ready 1 red onion medium (chopped into 1 inch chunks)
- Make ready 1 inch by 1 inch ginger piece of , chopped into very thin round slices
- Make ready 6 cloves garlic medium size , chopped into half
- Take 1 tsp red chilli powder (optional)
- Make ready 3 - 4 kaffir lime dried leaves
- Make ready a small 1/2 inch tamarind water - ball , soaked in 1/2 cup
- Get 4 cups water of
- Prepare 1 cup coconut milk of (fresh or canned)
- Prepare 1 tbsp lime juice fresh
- Prepare 1 tsp salt - (per taste)
The shrimp provides the fantastic umami flavor while the lemongrass and lime leaves add freshness to the soup. Saute the chicken and/or tofu, onion (not the green onions), half each of the ginger and lemongrass until the chicken is only a little bit pink and the onion translucent. Add the stock, fish sauce, remaining ginger and lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and (optional) serrano chilies. Pour the chicken broth into a pot and heat over medium-high heat.
Steps to make Tom Yum Chicken and Shrimp soup (Thai Hot and sour soup):
- 1 medium hot green chilly pepper (you can omit this if you want to keep it mild or use 2-3 if you want extra spicy)
- Wash the chicken pieces and marinate them in 1 tbsp of tom yum paste (reserve 1 tbsp paste for later in the recipe). Toss the chicken pieces into a microwave safe glass bowl with a little bit of water (about 1/4 cup) and cook for about 10 minutes until the chicken pieces are well-cooked.(If you have sensor cook or auto cook in your microwave, you could use that setting or you can also just cook the chicken on the stove). Leave the chicken pieces to cool.
- Meanwhile, take a large pot and boil 3 cups of water in it. When the water starts boiling, add the red onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, green chillies, the kaffir lime leaves, the red chilli powder (if you are adding it) and the 1tbsp of tom yum paste. Cover with a lid and let t cook for about 10 minutes on medium heat.
- Next add the shrimp to the pot and let it cook for another 5 minutes. Next take the chicken pieces and try to shred them a little bit using your hands (so that they are medium size pieces to eat in a soup). Add the chicken pieces into the pot along with the chicken stock. Next take the soaked tamarind ball and mash the ball with your hands to get the tamarind pulp. Strain this through a strainer (to get any seed and fibrous pulp out) and pour the thin tamarind pulp into the pot.
- Next add the 1 cup of coconut milk and stir slowly for 1 minute on low flame. Do a taste test and add salt per your taste. Put the heat off and finally add the 1 tbsp of lime juice and stir well. Enjoy the soup while its hot. You can eat this with plain white rice or a piece of fresh french bread. Tom Yum is just Yum!
Add the stock, fish sauce, remaining ginger and lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and (optional) serrano chilies. Pour the chicken broth into a pot and heat over medium-high heat. Add the bruised Thai chilis, bruised lemongrass segments, torn kaffir lime leaves, galangal rounds, and shallots. Tom yum is characterised by its distinct hot and sour flavours, with fragrant spices and herbs generously used in the broth. The soup is also made with fresh ingredients such as lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, lime juice, fish sauce, and crushed red chili peppers.
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