Shrimps with mushrooms in coconut milk, a drop of fish sauce, ginger and chili peppers ... And can it be delicious? The amazing taste of Tom Yam soup makes you close your eyes with pleasure, and then remember the sharp and spicy aftertaste notes for many months after returning home. Today - a very simple Tom Yama recipe, which will allow you to cook it at home in literally 10-15 minutes.
Tom Yam is not cooked with large pans for future use. This soup is boiled once, never left in the refrigerator for tomorrow, and never reheated.
2 glasses of water
10 shrimp (can be substituted for chicken or tofu)
1-2 stems of lemongrass (sold in large supermarkets)
5-6 small slices of galangan root (Thai variety of ginger, can be substituted with regular ginger)
3-4 leaves of kaffir lime (found in large supermarkets)
3-4 oyster mushrooms
1 medium tomato
1 small white onion
2 tablespoons Thai chili paste or Tom Yam paste
10-15 tablespoons coconut milk
5-6 tablespoons fish sauce
5-6 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon sugar
a few sprigs of cilantro and green onions
1 teaspoon of mushroom or chicken dry broth
When you look at the impressive list of ingredients, it seems that Tom Yam is difficult to prepare, there are so many things to buy. But look: here are all the vegetables you need for a soup.
Vegetables must be properly cut so that they give off aroma and taste, but do not turn into gruel when cooking Tom Yam. Lemongrass stems first need to be beaten off with a knife so that they let the juice out, and then cut into large pieces, about 3 cm long. Another way to use lemongrass for Tom Yam is to beat it off with a knife and then twist it into a knot. Lemon grass in soup is not eaten, but thrown away after it gives its taste to the broth.
Kaffir lime leaves will not give the soup a strong smell if you put them whole in boiling water. For greater effect, you need to pull out the middle.
The chili pepper in this dish is almost a must. It gives the soup the spice that Tom Yam is loved for. Adjusting the pungency of a soup is very easy. If you put a whole pod in the broth, the soup will not be very spicy. If you want something spicy, you can crush the chili with a knife.
We disassemble the oyster mushrooms with our hands into small long pieces. Cut the onion and tomatoes into 8 pieces.
Chop the cilantro and green onions into coarse, long pieces. We put it separately on a plate. We will need them at the very end of cooking.
The shrimp must be cleaned of the shell and head, leaving only the tail. Also, do not forget to remove the intestines - this is such a black thread on the back of the shrimp that runs from head to tail.
When everything is sliced, you can start cooking Tom Yam. Throw galangan root (Thai ginger), kaffir lime leaves and lemongrass into boiling water. If you are cooking Tom Yam not with shrimp, but with chicken or tofu, it's time to add these ingredients as well.
When everything boils and cooks on the fire for literally a minute, throw onions into the soup and add sugar, mushroom powder, fish sauce and lime.
Here you need to try the broth. If you feel that the taste is not balanced, you can always add sourness, sugar or salt (instead of salt - fish sauce).
After you like the taste, add the finishing touches - put tomato and chili paste in the soup.
The soup already looks delicious and smells delicious. It's time to make the Tom Yama color more intense and the taste softer. Add coconut milk.
At the very end, before removing the pan from the heat, put the shrimps in the soup and turn off the fire. The shrimp will have time to reach readiness and in a plate on the way to the dinner table. It is important not to overcook them - this will make the tender meat rubbery.
Tom Yam Kung is ready. It is garnished with cilantro, green onions and served hot. You can put on a separate plate the rice that Asians eat instead of bread. Also, rice sets off a very rich and spicy taste Tom Yama. Bon Appetit!
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Anyone who has visited Thailand has already tried Tom Yam Thai coconut milk soup. If you are not familiar with this dish, then in our article you will learn about it.
Thai Tom Yam soup with shrimps is the spicy in the whole world. There have been many studies that have shown that the dish is an excellent cancer prevention. It is because of this food that Thais rarely suffer from such a disease.
This Thai soup is offered in any cafe and restaurant in Thailand, as well as in many other countries of Southeast Asia. At the same time, each chef makes some kind of adjustment to the dish: he adds or removes an ingredient, increases or decreases the amount of some component.
There are several types of soup: shrimp, fish, chicken and seafood.
It is very important that quality ingredients are used for the preparation of the dish. The base of the soup is spicy chili paste. You can do it yourself. It is difficult to buy it in Russia. It can only be brought from Thailand. It is sold either in packages or in banks. The bags usually contain a semi-finished product to which you can add aromatic ingredients such as: kaffir, galangal, lemongrass. The cans produce pure pasta for cooking.
Now we need to describe the ingredients that go into the soup. We will also tell you what can be replaced if they are out of stock.
So, the ingredients that go into Thai soup:
As you can see, before making Thai soup, you need to stock up on the necessary ingredients. All of them are quite specific, but if desired, they can be replaced with a more familiar alternative.
If you didn't buy the original paste, you can make it yourself.
To prepare the pasta, you will need the following components:
Pour vegetable oil into the pan, about three to four tablespoons. You can add more as you cook if the paste seems too thick.
When the oil is hot, toss in a few thinly chopped garlic cloves. It should be browned until golden brown. After catching the garlic, put it separately.
Then throw one into the oil middle head chopped onions (shallots or onions). Also soak in a skillet until golden brown. After catching it, put it in the garlic.
Next, in the same oil, add four to five pieces of chili, cut into small pieces. Dry it a little in oil (a minute will be enough). Then add the previously fried onions and garlic to the pan. You can also add grated ginger there. But this is optional.
Leave the mixture in a skillet for a while, stirring constantly. Then remove from heat. Then grind everything finely in a blender. That's all, our pasta is ready. The consistency should be thick. The prepared mass does not deteriorate for a long time, you just need to store it in the refrigerator.
Now we will tell you how this dish is prepared. As a result, you get two servings of Thai food, which will delight lovers of spicy foods.
Thai soup, the photo of which is presented in the article, is prepared in fish or chicken broth. Although the easiest way, of course, is to cook with chicken. You can use both natural broth and cubes.
In order for the broth to be rich, add peeled, washed shells and shrimp heads to it. You will need about 0.5 liters of broth for two servings. Don't salt it, just add fish sauce (1 tablespoon).
V ready-made broth add a piece of galangal seven millimeters thick (or a piece of ginger one and a half centimeters thick). Next, throw in a kaffir (two leaves), a ten centimeters long lemongrass stick (or zest from one lemon).
Boil the resulting mixture for about four minutes so that the seasonings give their taste and aroma. Then take out all the leaves, pieces and sticks, put them on a plate so as not to interfere.
Already when absolutely all the ingredients are added to the Thai soup, try the dish, if necessary, then throw some more pasta into the dish.
So, back to cooking. Now the time has come when you need to throw all the prepared ingredients into the Thai soup, namely: mushrooms (4 pieces), one chili pepper, peeled shrimp and other seafood (400 grams), chicken meat (100 grams), pre-cut into pieces. Also pour the fish sauce (1 tablespoon) into the dish. Of course, you can not add some ingredients, because each person has his own tastes, but without mushrooms and shrimps, our soup will definitely not work.
If you want the dish to taste a little softer, especially if you put in a lot of pasta, add coconut cream or milk (about 100 ml). Then cook the dish for five to seven minutes.
A few minutes before removing, add a small, halved onion (peeled, of course), a clove of garlic. If you want to diversify the flavor even more, then toss in another tomato. You can use a couple of slices of ordinary tomato, or cut into two halves of cherry.
That's all, Thai soup Tom Yam is ready. The recipe for this dish is not easy. But every hostess will cope with it, if desired.
Ready soup is poured into bowls, sprinkled with herbs on top. Next, add a teaspoon of lemon or lime juice.
I would also like to say that the prepared pasta can be used not only in the cooking process, but also to create other dishes. The paste is also allowed to be added to the already ready meals such as pasta.
Now you know how to cook Thai Tom Yam soup, the recipe presented in the article will help you. We hope that you will be able to prepare a spicy meal in your kitchen.
Tai is heaven on earth! Probably not a single person who has visited Thailand has remained indifferent to this country of a thousand smiles! Sea, sun and famous Thai cuisine, which is rich in seafood and is famous all over the world.
And today I offer our hostesses to cook the most famous Thai soup - Tom Yam with shrimps.
The set of products is quite specific, but this soup is so tasty and worth finding in supermarkets, since they are now on sale!
I want to warn you right away that the soup is quite spicy, however, like almost any Thai dish!
So, for cooking you will need:
set for making soup Tom Yam, including:
1) galangal root
- about 15-20 cm (this is an analogue of ginger, but more rigid, if it is not there, you can safely replace it with a ginger root)
2) lemongrass
or lemongrass - several stems (seen on sale separately as part of tea sets with mint)
3)
lime - 1-2 pcs
(needed for cooking lemon juice, as a last resort, you can replace it with regular lemon)
4)
lime leaves
- a few leaves
5) hard chili pepper
- several pods (if you don't like spicy, then you can not put it at all, since there is already enough pepper in the chili paste)
6) steal
- This is a kind of ginger, it is occasionally included in the set, but if it is not there, you can completely do without it.
The products indicated in the set can be purchased separately, but I have never seen lime leaves separately, but they are so similar to ordinary lemon leaves that they can well be replaced by them. If you don't find the leaves, you can make the soup without them.
- king prawns- about 250-300 grams of peeled (in principle, you can take smaller ones, just large ones look more aesthetically pleasing in soup. Sometimes I use a seafood cocktail instead of shrimp).
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mushrooms- either oyster mushrooms or champignons - about 300-350 gr
- tomatoes- 2-3 pcs
- onion- 1-2 pcs
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chili paste- 1-2 tsp (it can be prepared, but I used a ready-made one, which I bought at the supermarket)
- fish sauce- a few tablespoons, used instead of salt
- coconut milk- 1 can (400 gr.)
- greens for decoration
- rice- 2-3 cups - for cooking boiled rice, which must be served with this spicy soup instead of bread.
Cooking time - 30 minutes
Complexity - low
In Tai, almost all soups are spicy and they are served with boiled rice, which actually replaces bread. So the first thing I did was boil the rice. Rice was cooked according to the recipe outlined.
For the above amount of ingredients for the soup, I set about 1.2 liters of water to heat up. Galangal was cut into thin slices, lemongrass was cut obliquely into slices 3-4 cm long. Lemongrass was slightly beaten off with a meat hammer to give more flavor to the soup.
I put lemongrass and galangal in water, added a few tablespoons of fish sauce and cooked for 5-7 minutes after boiling.
At this time, cut the mushrooms into 4-6 pieces each.
Finely chopped onion and tomatoes.
Also added to the pan. I immediately added 1-2 teaspoons of chili paste (note - you need to be careful, since chili paste is a rather spicy thing, if you don't like spicy, add 1 spoon).
I cooked it all for about 10 minutes.
During this time, she peeled the shrimp. In Tae, large king prawns are used for this soup and about 3-5 prawns are placed per serving. I have them a little smaller, so I decided to put 5-7 pieces per serving.
I threw the shrimps into the pot last and cooked them for 5-7 minutes after boiling.
Together with them, I put lime leaves into the soup and squeezed out the juice of 1 lime (the lime itself should not be put, otherwise the soup will acquire the bitterness characteristic of lemon peel).
Stir coconut milk well.
When the shrimps were boiled, I poured the coconut milk into a saucepan and let it boil! If the soup is not salted, you can add more fish sauce to the soup before serving.
The soup is ready, all that remains is to decorate it with fresh herbs, in particular cilantro! If you wish, you can add fresh hot chili peppers, cut into thin plastics, to the plate.
When eating the soup, lemongrass, lime leaves and galangal are not eaten, they are taken out and thrown away.
The soup itself is served with rice, as I wrote above.
Bon Appetit!
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In Thailand, food is of particular importance. Residents eat almost all year round, without being overweight. Therefore, their dishes are very popular all over the world. One of the most common Asian soups is tom yum, which can be easily prepared at home.
According to the classic recipe, it is prepared from seafood, coconut milk. But today there are many variations of this soup, using different ingredients.
Today, this Thai dish is found in almost all cuisines of the world. In the article, we will analyze all possible cooking variations. Of course, nothing prevents you from experimenting and coming up with your own original tom-yam.
This dish is called Nam Khon and is very popular among locals and visitors. If you fail to get any ingredient, then it's okay.
Soup composition:
First, cut the roots of galangal, lemongrass into thin strips. We also grind mushrooms and hot peppers, into pieces of the same size.
We put chicken broth on the stove to warm up, and we send the chopped products to the pan with olive oil, along with the kaffir leaves. Fry over high heat, stirring constantly, until golden brown on the mushrooms.
Now we send the prepared ingredients to the broth and add Thai pasta. Mix everything thoroughly.
At the next stage of making the soup, we send coconut milk and shrimp into it. Cook for about 5 minutes, until seafood is cooked.
Meanwhile, pour granulated sugar into the dish and pour the juice of half a lime. Cut the cherry tomatoes into two and chop the cilantro. We send the products to the pan 1-2 minutes before readiness.
Turn off the heat and serve. Bon Appetit!
This dish is called Guy. This recipe combines all the ingredients perfectly. This cooking option will appeal to housewives who like to experiment in the kitchen.
Ingredients:
Step-by-step cooking
Onion peel and cut into thin feathers, chop the carrots into thin strips.
Cut the lemongrass stalks lengthwise, knead with the flat side of the knife. We send it to the chicken broth and bring to a boil.
Meanwhile, cut the mushrooms into 4 parts, chop hot peppers, garlic and small tomatoes.
Wash the chicken fillet cold water and cut into small pieces.
Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, fry onions for 2-3 minutes, then add garlic, a teaspoon of brown sugar. After that, lay in the chicken pieces and cook until golden brown.
The next step is to pour in the oyster and soy sauce. Throw in all the other ingredients and stir well.
Cut the lime into two parts, squeeze the juice from the half and add it to the soup.
Extract the lemongrass from the chicken broth and combine the coconut milk with it. Fill with the mixture, bring it to a boil and remove from the stove.
At the finishing stage, add the tomatoes, pour into plates and sprinkle with fresh herbs. Asian food is ready!
If you want to cook a Thai hot and sour dish effortlessly, then use the following recipe. Adjust the amount of spices taste qualities soup, add other herbs and additives if desired.
Composition:
Chop the onions and carrots. We put a pot of water on the stove, bring to a boil and put chopped vegetables in it along with lavrushka and pepper. Don't forget to add salt. After 3-4 minutes, we send the shrimps into the container and cook them for 20 seconds after boiling, and remove from the burner.
The next step is to cut the mushrooms, tomatoes and onions into small pieces. We also clean the boiled shrimp.
Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and put chopped garlic on it with onions... After a couple of minutes, add the chopped tomatoes.
Now pour 600 ml of water into the pan, add the soup base and add the mushrooms. Cook for 10-15 minutes over low heat.
Now we send the shrimps and cook for no more than three minutes. Use a couple of tablespoons of cream if desired. Sprinkle with fresh herbs and serve hot.
If you have the right ingredients, Kung cooks in a few minutes. Thais serve boiled rice instead of bread for this dish. We will need exotic spices that are not sold in all stores, so we will have to look well for them.
Ingredients:
Preparation
We prepare the broth from any parts of the chicken. We eat all the products with cold water and cut into equal pieces, and also peel the shrimp.
When the soup boils, add granulated sugar, galangal, lemongrass, tomatoes and lime leaves. Cook for 2 minutes, then add fish sauce and oyster mushrooms.
If necessary, add salt and after 5 minutes send lime juice, chili and shrimp. When the seafood turns red, remove the pan from the stove.
Let the soup sit for 5-10 minutes before serving. Bon Appetit!
The Thai dish contains various ingredients that are not easy to find in our country. Therefore, more simple option, is the use of a ready-made soup base with dry spices.
We need the following products:
Cut the mushrooms into small pieces. Peel the onions, wash them under running water and cut them into half rings, cut the tomatoes into medium-sized slices, and chop the garlic.
Fill the shrimp with boiling water for 20 seconds, then peel the shell and remove the head.
Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan and add garlic into it, which we lightly fry. And immediately send the bow. After 2-3 minutes, add the tomatoes and mix everything.
Now pour out 600 ml of chicken broth or plain water, bring to a boil and pour out the dry contents of the bag. Next we send mushrooms and shrimps. After boiling, cook for about three minutes.
Before serving, add lime juice and chopped cilantro or other greens to the soup, taking into account your taste preferences.
If you have little free time, no opportunity to buy exotic spices, and no culinary experience, then this recipe will suit you. To simplify the process, we will use a special paste. For step-by-step instructions, see the video clip:
If done correctly, you will end up with a fragrant Asian soup with a spicy taste.
Before cooking Tom Yam, you need to know how to eat this soup correctly. Of course, you can serve it with bread, but the Thai people prefer to eat it along with boiled rice... Therefore, consider the following version of the Thai recipe.
Composition:
Preparation
Rice grits are thoroughly washed, filled with a glass of water and salt. After boiling, reduce heat and cook for 20 minutes.
Chop lemongrass with galanga and chop tomatoes with mushrooms.
Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the lemongrass and galanga root in it for a couple of minutes. Then pour out the chicken broth, coconut milk, add fish sauce, special paste, lime leaves and granulated sugar. Mix all products thoroughly and bring to a boil.
Add lime, mushrooms and peeled shrimps to the juice. After boiling, reduce the heat to a minimum, cover and cook for 5-7 minutes.
Sprinkle with chopped herbs and serve along with boiled rice groats. Bon Appetit!
It may seem that Tom Yam is very difficult to cook at home. But in reality, even an inexperienced housewife without culinary experience will be able to cope with this task. The main thing is to find everything necessary products... This version of the dish is called Thale.
We will need:
Preparation
Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan and send chili paste and tom yam into it, let them warm up a little. Then add chicken broth, coconut milk and lemongrass with galangal.
When the liquid boils, then pour shrimp and squid into the dish. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
When the seafood is ready, add sugar, lime leaves and chopped mushrooms to the soup. Leave it on the stove for another minute.
The next step is to pour out the fish sauce, it acts as salt. Squeeze out the juice of one lime and put the halves of cherry tomatoes and chopped cilantro at the very end.
After a minute, the Thai soup can be removed from the burner and poured into portioned bowls.
As you already understood, there are a lot of recipes for Asian dishes. Therefore, let's look at another option with fish. He also came to taste lovers of oriental cuisine. Step by step cooking see in the form below:
You can use cod, salmon and other types of fish that you like best. This dish is called Nam Pla and is light and refreshing, so serve hot days.
This traditional Thai dish can be cooked without coconut milk; instead, we'll use regular cream. If you have everything necessary ingredients, then after 15 minutes there will be a hot volume of pits on the table.
The foundation:
Step by step cooking
We prepare all the products, peel the shrimps, chop the spices, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes.
Pour the chicken broth into a saucepan, put it on the stove and bring the liquid to a boil. Add chopped galangal and lemongrass roots, lime leaves. After a couple of minutes, add small hot peppers.
After 5 minutes, we send soy and fish sauce, chili paste, granulated sugar, lime juice and chopped mushrooms to the container. Mix everything and leave to cook.
After a minute, pour cream of 20% fat into the dish. When the soup boils, add seafood and cherry tomatoes to it. Leave to cook for 1-2 minutes.
Remove the pan from the stove, cover with a lid for 10 minutes, and serve. Bon Appetit!
Consider another variation on how to make Thai soup. If this is your first time preparing this dish, then make a small portion, as the combination of spicy and sour tastes may not be to everyone's liking. The whole process is shown in detail in the video:
Almost all of the ingredients for the base of the soup are sold in large shopping malls. For a budget option, try replacing seafood crab sticks, but the taste, of course, will not be the same. Also, feel free to experiment and use more affordable products.
Tom Yam soup, the recipe for which will be presented below, is becoming more and more popular today. Everyone who has ever been to Thailand, having tasted delicious dishes The local cuisine, first of all, remember this wonderful soup along with sunny beaches and smiling residents, which is the hallmark of this hospitable country. It is not for nothing that this dish is so popular, because all the exoticism and charm of one of the most beautiful countries of Southeast Asia is concentrated in it.
Sharp, sour with sweet notes, with a breathtaking aroma, it is forever engraved in the memory and imprinted on the taste buds. Usually tourists are served a lighter version, the so-called "no spicy", which will spare the tender larynx, which is not used to local cuisine. For those who are lucky enough to taste the original Thai Tom Yam soup, it is impossible to forget this explosion of taste and the amazing pleasure of an unforgettable combination of spices and seasonings.
And so, in the bustle of gray everyday life, sometimes there is a desire, at least for a moment, to return to vivid memories of a carefree vacation in a distant country. AND The best way touch the exotic - cook Thai Tom Yam soup at home. Of course, not all of its original ingredients can be found in local stores, but replacement products can be bought without much difficulty.
You need to know that Thai Tom Yam soup is of several types, depending on the main ingredients:
The soup preparation process is almost the same in all of the above options, so you can vary its composition, getting a new taste each time.
What is the main secret of the popularity of this dish?
The main components of success are the base of the Tom Yama soup and a properly selected balanced set of seasonings (pasta).
The ingredients for the base of the Tom Yam soup can be bought in almost all hypermarkets, the pasta can be purchased ready-made - it is widely sold in the countries of Southeast Asia - or you can cook it yourself, replacing completely exotic Thai spices with local counterparts.
In order to prepare this wonderful Tom Yam soup with shrimps, you will need:
For Tom Yam soup, you need a paste that you can make yourself. This requires chili peppers, onions, garlic, and ginger. The cooking process itself is quite simple. In a regular frying pan, you need to heat 3-4 tablespoons vegetable oil, fry the sliced garlic in it. Remove, repeat the procedure with onions. Put chopped chili peppers in fragrant oil, fry, add ginger. Combine with onion and garlic, chop in a blender or rub. The pasta is ready. It can be stored in a cool place for up to six months, using Tom Yam as needed for soup and more.
To prepare the most famous Thai dish, you first need to boil broth, chicken or fish. Aromatic herbs and spices are put in it: lemongrass, ginger and lime or lemon leaves. Then, with care, you need to add cooked pasta to the soup, tasting the broth for spiciness, peeled shrimps, mushrooms, fish sauce and chili for spicy lovers. To soften the pungency and give a softer flavor, you can dilute the soup with coconut milk or cream, but you can do without them. Before the end of cooking, add chopped tomato and garlic. To finally add exotic accents, ready-made soup Tom Yam is sprinkled with finely chopped cilantro and seasoned with 1-2 tablespoons of lime or lemon juice. The brightest and sunniest dish is ready!
This is the main classic recipe soup Tom Yam with shrimps. By varying its composition, decreasing or increasing the amount, as well as replacing and adding ingredients, you can get an exotic dish with new shades. What does your favorite Tom Yam taste like?