Thai Shrimp Soup -Tom Yum Goon !
By
Brenda Randall
@brandalla
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This is a habit forming soup that cures the sniffles and makes you want to make it, often. IF you dont like shrimp-then use chicken that is called 'Tom Yum Gai'.
Ingredients
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4 Tbspfish sauce
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2 qtwater
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2 pkgor cubes chicken bouillion (or shrimp bouillion)
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2 Tbsplime juice
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2 mediumchopped tomatoes
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1 lbmedium shrimp (peeled, deveined)
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1 tspcayaenne pepper (more to taste if desired)
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1-2 tsplemongrass seasoning (sold in tubes in grocery store in produce section)
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1/2 pkg8 oz white fresh mushrooms-cut in quarters
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1/2 cchopped green onions
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2 Tbspchopped fresh cilantro
How to Make Thai Shrimp Soup -Tom Yum Goon !
- Begin by shelling the raw shrimp and chop the tomatoes and the mushrooms.Set these aside. Bring water and bouillion to boil.
- Add the lemongrass and fish sause to the bouilion water and continue to boil- add the lime juice. Add the cayaene pepper to the water and add the tomatoes. Let this boil for a minute and add the chopped mushrooms.
- Turn the soup mixture off and add the raw , peeled and deveined shrimp to the hot soup-but do not boil- just cover and prepare to serve. Top with chopped cilantro.
