Tom Yum Goong


Tom yum Goong is a spicy and sour soup orginating from Thailand.
Goong = Prawns,So we call Tom Yum Goong,it mean Tom Yum Prawns...
I saw so many aussies friends order the food in Thai restuarant and they alway say,
"Can I get Tom Yum Goong with Chicken?"
So when they serve the food to you,you will alway get the Tom Yum Prawns+Chickens...^_^
So this is a trick when you want to order Tom Yum Goong...for next dinner@^_^@

I have some information about Tom Yum For you guys..


Tom yum goong (ต้มยำ) is a soup originating from Thailand. It is perhaps the most famous dish in Thai cuisine. Tom yum is characterized by its distinct hot and sour flavors, with fragrant herbs generously used. The basic broth is made of stock and fresh ingredients such as lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, shallots, lime juice, fish sauce, tamarind, and crushed chilies. In Thailand, tom yum is usually made with prawns (tom yum goong), chicken (tom yum gai), fish (tom yum pla), or mixed seafood (tom yum talay or tom yum po taek) and mushrooms - usually straw or oyster mushrooms. The soup is often topped with generous sprinkling of fresh chopped coriander leaves.


And this Tom Yum from my version,I dont use Tom Yum paste ^_^
So let make Tom Yum from ORIGINAL VERSION..



Ingredients;

King Prawns or Banana Prawns                                              8 pcs

Red chilly,thinly sliced                                                        2 chillys

                                                                                   *depent on how hot you want

White Onins,thinly sliced                                                     1/2 onins                          

Tomato(sliced in 8 pcs.)                                                      1   tomatos

Tomato sauce                                                                     3 teaspoons

Galangal, thinly sliced                                                       5-6 sliced

Lemon grass,thinly sliced                                                  4   sliced

Lime juice                                                                      1+1/2 tablespoons   

                                                                             *depent on how sour you want   

Fish sauce                                                                       1 tablespoons + 1 teaspoons

Salt                                                                                1+1/2 teaspoon  

Sugar                                                                              1+1/2 teaspoon

Thai Chilly Jam                                                                1 tablespoons

Mushrooms,thinly sliced                                                   7-8 mushrooms

Coriander,chopped                                                          1  bunch

Shallot,chopped                                                              1  bunch

Normall water                                                                 5 cups

How to cook;

1.Pour 5 cups of water into a deep cooking pot and turn heat to medium-high.

2.Add prepared lemongrass,White Onins,Tomato and Galangal to the pot.(Do not put red chilly) Boil 5 to 6 minutes, or until fragrant.

3.Reduce heat slightly to achieve a nice simmer. Add salt, sugar,tomato sauce,thai chilly jam and fish sauce to broth.(Do not put Lime juice) Continue simmering for another 5 minutes.

Galanga very expensive in australia,you can buy this @ chinese grocery about $1.50



I used this tomato sauce





4. Add prawns,red chilly and mushrooms ,Simmer 5 minutes, or until rrawns are pink and plump.

5.Turn down the heat to low and add 1+1/2 tablespoons of lime juice plus.Test-test the soup for spice and sour, adding more chili and/or fish sauce as desired. If too sour for your taste, add 1 tsp. brown sugar; if too salty, add a squeeze of lime juice.

6.Serve in bowls with fresh coriander and shallot sprinkled over. Enjoy!!