Thai Tom Yum Kung soup is the national soup of Thailand. Many people must know this soup. The name of this dish, Tom Yum Kung, is pronounced as TomYamKung. In Thai, "Tom Yum" means hot and sour, and "Gong" means shrimp. When translated into Chinese, it actually means hot and sour shrimp soup. Tom Yum Goong soup is sour and spicy, accompanied by the fragrance of lemongrass, and there is a lot of curry in it. People who don’t like this taste may find it unpleasant, but if you slowly experience it, you will get used to it. It is a delicacy that many people love very much. Especially in winter, a sip of the sour and spicy Tom Yum soup can instantly open up our taste buds, and it also has a warming effect. Since Tom Yum Soup is so delicious, today let’s talk about how to make this delicious and warming Tom Yum Soup at home in our daily life!

The ingredients used to make delicious Tom Yum Goong soup are very simple, mainly including: lemon leaves, lemongrass, peppers and shrimps unique to Thailand. This soup is also quite simple to make. It combines hot, sour, sweet, salty and strong spice flavors. When we make soup, we first need to prepare several ingredients unique to Thailand. The soul of making this tom yum soup is shrimp heads and shrimp shells, so we must use shrimp as the main ingredient, so that the soup will taste delicious.

The specific method of making Tom Yum Goong soup is: first we need to clean the prepared shrimps, then use special kitchen scissors to cut off the shrimp whiskers, and then use toothpicks to remove the shrimp lines on the back. Pick it out and set aside. Then we need to dice the prepared tomatoes with a knife and set aside. Cut the lemongrass into small sections and set aside. Cut the prepared pepper into several sections and tear the lemon leaves into small pieces by hand. Prepare the ingredients. We can start making it. Add oil to the pot and stir-fry the shrimp until fragrant. Stir-fry until the shrimp and oil turn red. Then add water and tom yum paste. After the water boils, cover it and reduce to low heat and simmer for 6 minutes. Then turn to medium heat, add straw mushrooms, lemongrass, tomatoes, lemon leaves and chili peppers, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes. Then add the coconut milk prepared in advance and stir evenly, cook for 3 minutes on medium heat, turn off the heat, add the juice of one lime, stir evenly, and you will have a delicious warming tom yum soup.