



http://thaifood.about.com/od/thaisnacks/r/Thai-Seafood-Soup-Tom-Yum-Talay.htm

http://www.thaikitchen.com/recipes/soups/tom-yum-soup.aspx

http://rasamalaysia.com/tom-yum-noodle-soup/2/

http://foodess.com/2013/10/hot-sour-thai-chicken-noodle-soup/

The weather is getting colder and winter is upon us (for those of us in the northern hemisphere.) One of my favorite and most comforting ways to warm up is with soup! Today I will be cooking Tom Yum soup. I hybridized the four recipes below and created a fusion. I hope you enjoy and stay warm.

Ingredients

- 6 cloves garlic (minced)

- Ginger (grated)

- 3 limes

~ 1 1/2 Tsp lime zest

- 3 lemongrass stalks (rough chopped)

- 6 cups chicken broth or stalk

- 1 1/2 cup water

- 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar.

- 1 1/2 tomatoes (thinly sliced)

- 1/2 onion (thinly sliced)

- 1 - 2 cups mushrooms (thinly sliced). I used oyster mushrooms we grew!

- 1 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce

~ 3/4 can coconut milk

- Tofu

- Salt

- Rice noodles

- Bean sprouts

- Cilantro (chopped)

- Sriracha

Minced garlic, grated ginger, lime zest, and chopped lemongrass stalks.

Step One

Combine chicken broth, water, minced garlic, lime zest, sugar, lemongrass stalks and grated ginger into a stock pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.







In the pot

Step Two

While the broth is simmering thinly slice the tomatoes, onion, and mushrooms. Next juice the limes.

A grow your own mushroom kit form Back to the Roots!

Step Three

After simmering the broth for around thirty minutes add the mushrooms, and onion. Bring broth back to a boil and cook for a few minutes until mushrooms are cooked. Stir in tomatoes.

Step Four

Cut the tofu into triangles. Then add to a nonstick pan and dry saute with med/high heat. While cooking press the tofu to the pan with a spatchula, squeezing the water out. Cook until tofu in browned.

While tofu is cooking bring a pot of water to boil and add the rice noodles. Cook according to package. Cook as many as you would like



Step Five





Turn heat to med-lo and add the coconut, soy sauce, lime juice, and sriracha to taste. In the article on about.com they say..



I then added the cooked tofu into the soup. I like my Tom Yum more sour so I added in more lime juice as well as salt.

"Taste-test the soup for salt and spice, adding more fish sauce instead of salt (I usually add 1 more Tbsp.), or more chili as desired. If too sour, add more sugar. If too spicy for your taste or if you'd like it creamier, add more coconut milk. If too salty, add another squeeze of lime juice."I like my Tom Yum more sour so I added in more lime juice as well as salt.