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Tom yum soup served in a white bowl with a serving spoon.
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Tom Yum Soup

Discover an effortless way to make delicious Tom Yum Soup with this easy recipe featuring Tom Yum Soup Paste. Perfect for beginners, this simple Tom Yum Soup recipe delivers authentic Thai flavors in just minutes. Try it now for a flavorful and satisfying meal!
Course Side Dish, Soup
Cuisine Thai
Keyword easy tom yum soup recipe, simple tom yum soup, tom yum soup paste
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 3 bowls
Calories 208kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Water
  • 1 Cup Chicken Broth
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Tom Yum Paste amount will vary depending on the exact brand
  • 1 lbs Large Shrimp peeled, tail on or off
  • 1 Cup Common White Mushrooms sliced
  • 1 Stick Lemongrass
  • 7-9 Stems Cilantro

Instructions

  • Gather all the ingredients.
    Ingredients for tom yum soup.
  • Prepare shrimp by deveining, peeling, and drying off any liquid with a paper towel.
    Shrimp peeled.
  • Loosely chop cilantro, slice mushrooms, chop lemongrass into 2 inch sticks and set aside.
    Sliced mushrooms.
  • Add water, chicken broth and chopped lemongrass into a large stove top pot and bring to a soft boil over medium heat.
    Chicken broth with lemon grass sticks.
  • Once boiling, add sliced mushrooms and cook for 2-3 minutes.
    Chicken broth with lemon grass sticks and sliced mushroom.
  • Next add in shrimp and cook for 30-45 seconds or until shrimp turns pink. Note - if using chicken, cut into 1x1 inch cubes and cook for 3-5 minutes.
    Chicken broth with shrimp.
  • Place tom yum paste inside a strainer and mix into the soup with chopsticks/spoon as shown below (if you don't have a strainer,you can premix in a bowl). Note - the amount will vary depending on the brand, so taste and adjust to liking.
    Tom yum paste being mixed in.
  • Finally sprinkle in chopped cilantro and enjoy the soup hot!
    Tom yum soup with cilantro sprinkled on top.

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Nutrition

Calories: 208kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 381mg | Sodium: 1906mg | Potassium: 334mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 159IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 234mg | Iron: 4mg