Tom Yum Soup Made Easy Recipe - Details, Calories, Nutrition Information | RecipeOfHealth.com

Ingredients

• 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