Tom Yum Goong (Sour and Spicy Shrimp Soup) Recipe

Ingredients

6-9 peeled and deviened large shrimps (leave the tails on)
1 stalk lemon grass (crushed and cut into 3 pieces)
4 fresh kaffir lime leaves
4-6 crushed hot chillies
3 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 medium tomato (cut into 4 wedges)
1/2-1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
4 coriander leaves
1/4 cup sliced fresh galangal
3 cups water or clear broth

Preparation

1. Heat the water in a pot.
2. When it is boilling add the lemongrass, galangal, tomato, mushrooms and shrimps.
3. When the shrimps turn pink add hot chillies and kaffir lime leaves.Wait about 20 seconds and then turn off the heat.
4. Add the fish sauce, lime juice and coriander leaves and serve while still hot.
   

Tips

• Make sure that you use fish sauce not soy sauce.
• Don't forget to add tomato.It makes soup more delicious(Some recipes don't have it)
• The time to add lime juice.
• Don't let the shrimps too ripe.