Tom Yum Soup Made Easy Recipe

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Ingredients:

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6 cups chicken stock or 1 1/4 pint stock made from oxo or bullion
2-3 stalks lemongrass , lower 1/3 minced
3-5 kaffir lime leaves (depending on size of leaf)
juice from 2 fresh limes
1 tin cocuonut milk (or 1 block of coconut cream + 1/2 pint milk)
1/2 to 1lb (250g-500g) ready cooked shrimp/prawns
2 tbsp. thai or singapore fish sauce
1-2 small red chilies, minced or 1/2 -1 tsp. dried crushed chili (to suit your taste)
3 cloves garlic, minced (or from a lazy garlic jar)
2 inches of fresh ginger
3 generous cups of fresh shiitake mushrooms or pack of dried shiitake or chestnut or button mushroom (whatever you have in the fridge)
1/2 - 1 cup fresh coriander
2 tbsp sugar (to taste, so the soup is sweeter rather than tart)
option al: a handful of cherry tomatoes or red bell pepper thin sliced

Directions:

Pour stock into a deep cooking pot and turn heat to medium-high.
Add processed lemongrass to the pot, including the parts of the lemongrass stalk you didn't slice, kafir leaves, ginger, galic and chilli.
High simmer for 5 minutes, or until fragrant.
Add 2 cup thin sliced mushrooms to broth along with tin of coconut milk and lime juices. Continue cooking gently (lowest setting) for another 8-9 minutes.
Add shrimp, bell pepper, coriander and cherry tomatoes (if using). And cook on low 5-6 minutes more. Add 1 cup remaining sliced mushrooms and a few whole ones as well, then cook on low for 4-5 minutes. Add extra coriander at this stage if you love the taste (like I do)
Add fish sauce, stir and then test the soup for spice and salt, adding more chili and/or fish sauce (instead of salt) as desired. If too sour for your taste, add your sugar at this stage; if too salty, add a squeeze of lime juice. Add more coconut milk if you want your soup richer/creamier, or if it's too spicy for your taste.
Serve in bowls with fresh coriander sprinkled over. Enjoy!! (See below for more variations on this recipe.)

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	107.09 Kcal (448 kJ)
Calories from fat	24.8 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	2.76g	4%
Cholesterol	7.55mg	3%
Sodium	351.98mg	15%
Potassium	436.83mg	9%
Total Carbs	13.85g	5%
Sugars	5.7g	23%
Dietary Fiber	0.42g	2%
Protein	8.2g	16%
Vitamin C	24.3mg	41%
Iron	2.1mg	12%
Calcium	58.1mg	6%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	40.76 Kcal (171 kJ)
Calories from fat	9.44 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	1.05g	4%
Cholesterol	2.87mg	3%
Sodium	133.99mg	15%
Potassium	166.29mg	9%
Total Carbs	5.27g	5%
Sugars	2.17g	23%
Dietary Fiber	0.16g	2%
Protein	3.12g	16%
Vitamin C	9.3mg	41%
Iron	0.8mg	12%
Calcium	22.1mg	6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

2.3

Points
3

PointsPlus

Good Points

low fat,
saturated fat free,
low sodium,
low cholesterol

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