Tom Yum Kung

Tom Yum Kung ( Spicy soup with shrimps ต้มยำกุ้ง ) Spicy soup with shrimps is a main dish in many Thai families. There are a lot of ingredients in soup ; lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves. All are the Thai herbs, and herbs are good for health. Absolutely, many Thais and foreigners prefer Tom Yum Kung more than another Thai food.

Main Ingredient
Shrimp      500 g.
Rice straw mushroom      600 g.
Chilli paste      150 g.
Soup stock      500 g.
Citric acid      10 g.
Salt      15 g.
Fish sauce      100 g.
Sugar      20 g.
Lime juice      15 g.
Hot chilli      10 g.

Chilli paste Ingredient
Dried Chilli      10 g.
Lemon grass      40 g.
Shallots      40 g.
Galangal      10 g.
Kaffir lime leaves      5 g.
Vegetable oil      100 g.
* 30 grams = 1oz. , 1kilogram = 2.24 lbs. * Chilli paste cooking
Roast the chilli paste mixture and pound until ground then fry with oil and take aside.

Cooking Method
Peel the shrimp except its tail
Peel the mushroom, divide by two
Heat the soup stock and mix with all seasonings until boiling, add shrimps and mushroom and boil until done
Add the chilli paste to favorite taste    (From:http://www.thaifoodtoworld.com)