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Authentic Tom Yum Soup

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PREP TIME
20 min
COOKING TIME
30 min
TOTAL TIME
50 min
SERVINGS
6 servings
Dinner Thai
Authentic Tom Yum Soup
Ingredients
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 pound raw shrimp, unpeeled and deveined
  • 4 limes, juiced with pulp
  • 4 Thai chile peppers, quartered
  • 2 stalks lemongrass, quartered
  • 4 (1/4 inch thick) slices fresh ginger root
  • 2 tablespoons tom yum paste
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon chile sauce
  • 6 baby bella mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
1
Combine the vegetable broth and shrimp in a large pot over high heat, stirring occasionally. As it begins to simmer, bring the mixture to a gentle boil for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat and let it simmer for another 10 minutes. Remove the shrimp from the broth, discarding the shells and setting the cooked shrimp aside.
2
Next, add lime juice, pulp, chile peppers, lemongrass, ginger, tom yum paste, fish sauce, sugar, and chile sauce to the broth. Allow the flavors to meld together by cooking for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3
Using a slotted spoon, carefully remove the chile peppers, lemongrass, and ginger slices from the pot and discard them. Return the cooked shrimp to the broth and let it sit for a few minutes, allowing the flavors to combine.
4
Ladle the soup into bowls and top each serving with sautéed mushrooms and green onions.