Mushrooms – You can use any type of mushrooms you like.Fish Sauce – The mother sauce of Thai cuisine!.It is added to seafood recipes specifically to neutralize the strong fishy aroma. Galangal is not mandatory for the flavor of the Tom Yum recipe, but it is always used in Thailand. It looks like ginger, but has a completely different flavor. This herb can be found in Asian markets, fresh or frozen. Galangal – A root herb I had never heard of until our recent trip to Asia.If you can’t find fresh Thai Bird Chiles, you can use Thai chiles paste instead. Thai Chiles – These small red chiles often called “bird chiles” are hot and flavorful.Onion – Shallots or sweet onion are traditional.Kaffir Lime Leaves – This Asian herb creates a distinct flavor that cannot be replaced by anything else.If the stalks are tough you will have to remove them before serving. Use the softer interior stalks so they can be eaten once cooked. Lemongrass – Fresh stalks of lemongrass offer a bold refreshing taste.Water – You are making your own broth with the herbs and shrimp, so there’s no need for store-bought broth.This is drizzled into the soup at the end to offer intense seafood flavor. If you don’t have shrimp heads to make the oil, you don’t have real Tom Yum. You need shrimp with heads to make the “shrimp oil” for the soup. Whole Shrimp – We’re talking heads and all.(Plus, Asian market exploration is a lot of fun!) But trust me, this Thai soup is worth the trip. Most likely, you will need to stop at a local Asian market to find some of the ingredients. The Hot and Sour Soup flavor comes from the addition of chiles, or sometimes Thai chile paste, and a hearty splash of lime juice added at the end. Tom Yum is actually very easy to make in the western hemisphere, exactly the way they make it in Thailand. So in essence, the name means “Boiling Hot and Sour Shrimp” soup. Yet this classic recipe, and most popular version, is sometimes called Tom Yum Goong or Tom Yum Kung.īoth of the words Goong and Kung refer to shrimp or prawns. There are many variations of Tom Yum Soup in Thailand. Yum refers to the spicy and sour flavor combination. The name Tom Yum is derived from two Thai words… And we had the opportunity to make Tom Yum ourselves a few times, with expert instruction. You cannot walk into a restaurant without spotting Tom Yum on the menu. It’s the most popular soup, arguably the most popular recipe, in the country. Tom Yum is a simple, but flavorful, soup made with fresh lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, fish sauce, chiles, and protein… Usually shrimp.Īnd in Thailand, it’s everywhere. Of all the meals we enjoyed in Thailand, the one that surprised us the most was a light and lean soup, called Tom Yum. It was an amazing adventure filled with colorful cultural experiences, breathtaking views, and dazzling dishes. ®Aeroplan is a registered trademark of Aeroplan Inc., used under license.This summer our family spent a month in Southeast Asia. Should you have any questions regarding the collection of this information, please contact the Freedom of Information and Privacy Office, 100 Queens Quay East, 9th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5E 0C7, Toronto, ON, Telephone 41, Fax 41, E-mail You may also visit the LCBO Privacy Policy for further details. If you provide your Aeroplan member number we also will use LCBO purchases made using this number to customize the communications and offers you receive. The personal information related to a LCBO Email subscription, including information collected through the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies that can sometimes be considered personal information, is collected under the authority of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario Act, 2019, SO 2019, c 15, Sch 21, Section 3 and will be used for the purpose of providing you with communications and offers from the LCBO.
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