Shellfish Allergy: Tom Yum This famous Thai soup is usually made with shrimp but can also be prepared with chicken, beef, pork, or tofu instead. The flavorful broth is made with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, and chili peppers, giving it a distinct and delicious taste.
How to make the Best Tom Yum?
Good Tom Yum boils down to two components:
A Good Stock
The most important ingredient in good Tom Yum is the prawn stock! Prawn/shrimp stock is possibly my favourite stock ever – I have a whole page dedicated to making homemade prawn stock.
To make good prawn or shrimp stock, you need lots of prawn heads and shells.
You have to fry the heads and shells until it’s dry, before pouring in the water. I stress on this, because this is how you ensure a tasty stock that is NOT FISHY! Then simply let this steep simmer for about 20 minutes. Use a potato masher or the back of the spatula to squeeze the prawn heads to really get the juicy essences out into the stock. Strain and your stock is ready.
For more information on how to make the best shrimp stock ever, make sure you check out my post on it.
Can I use instant stock? Shrimp stock would be best, but you can of course use ready-made stock. I like either chicken or vegetable stock, or dried anchovy or ikan bilis stock. If you can get good seafood stock, that will work too, but in my experience they tend to be too fishy for Tom Yum.
Can I use Water? Sure, but it will taste empty. It will not be as tasty as using stock! Definitely try to use stock.
Ep14 Thai Tom Yum Soup with Seafood (Tom Yum Talay) | 3 Minute Cooking with The Burning Kitchen
FAQ
Does tom yum contain seafood?
What is Tom Yum soup made of?
Does tom yum contain pork?
What is the difference between tom yam and tom yum?
What is Tom yum soup with shrimp?
Tom yum soup with shrimp is the most popular kind of tom yum in Thailand. Including shrimp heads adds extra flavour to the soup. What is Tom Yum Soup? Tom yum (ต้มยำ) is a type of Thai hot and sour soup where the iconic flavours come from 3 herbs: l emongrass, galangal, and makrut (kaffir) lime leaves. I call these herbs the “tom yum trinity.”
What makes Tom yum soup special?
The secret to the perfect tom yum soup is all about a careful balance of ingredients for that authentic touch. The aromatic blend of lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, and Thai chilies infuses the broth with a refreshing citrusy fragrance that you’re going to fall in love with.
What is Tom Yum Goong soup?
And what’s best is that my recipe is for a tom yum goong soup which is essentially a shrimp tom yum soup featuring delicious fresh ingredients such as vegetables, mushrooms, snow peas, lemongrass, fresh lime juice, glass noodles, and of course, shrimps.
Can you eat tom yum soup alone?
Tom Yum soup can be eaten as a stand-alone dish. You can add cooked Jasmine rice to the bowl if desired. My Thai family and I often do so as it makes the soup more hearty. Rice also serves as a great buffer for the spicy flavors of the soup! (: For spicy food lovers, add whole Thai chili peppers, fresh or dried, to the soup to add heat.