Tom Yum Soup - Thai Family Restaurants

Name: Tom Yum Soup - Thai Family Restaurants
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 4 cups cups of water; 2 stalks fresh lemongrass , trim off the very end of the root and smash with the side of a cleaver or chef's knife ; cut into 1 inch pieces; or 2 pc dried; 3 slices fresh galangal root (smashed) or 2 pc dried; 3 fresh kaffir lime leave or 4 pc dried; 1 tbsp tamarind paste , with or without seeds; 1 tbsp fish sauce , Golden Boy brand preferred; ¾ lb lb shrimps, medium to large size, shelled and de-veined; butterfly if desired; 12 fresh Thai chili peppers , whole or 2 medium sized jalepenos, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch strips.; 2 tbsp roasted chili paste ( nam prik pao ); 1 can straw mushrooms , drained and rinsed (1 can = 16 oz.); 1 small ripe tomato, cut into wedges 1/4 inch thick; 1 small lime, squeezed; 2 sprigs fresh cilantro

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Tom Yum is probably the most famous of Thai soups. It is a spicy and sour soup that has a very distinctive flavor.

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Ingredients

4 cups cups of water
2 stalks fresh lemongrass , trim off the very end of the root and smash with the side of a cleaver or chef's knife ; cut into 1 inch pieces; or 2 pc dried
3 slices fresh galangal root (smashed) or 2 pc dried
3 fresh kaffir lime leave or 4 pc dried
1 tbsp tamarind paste , with or without seeds
1 tbsp fish sauce , Golden Boy brand preferred
¾ lb lb shrimps, medium to large size, shelled and de-veined; butterfly if desired
12 fresh Thai chili peppers , whole or 2 medium sized jalepenos, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch strips.
2 tbsp roasted chili paste ( nam prik pao )
1 can straw mushrooms , drained and rinsed (1 can = 16 oz.)
1 small ripe tomato, cut into wedges 1/4 inch thick
1 small lime, squeezed
2 sprigs fresh cilantro