Thai Hot Sour Soup Recipes

THAI HOT AND SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the chicken stock to a boil. Stir in the tom yum paste and garlic, and cook for about 2 minutes. Stir in the lemon grass and kaffir lime leaves. Place the chicken in the saucepan, and cook 5 minutes, or until no longer pink and juices run clear.
• Mix in the mushrooms. Add the fish sauce, lime juice, and green chile pepper. Continue cooking until well blended. Remove from heat, and serve warm with the coriander and basil.

HOT AND SOUR THAI SOUP: TOM YUM GOONG

Steps:

• Bring the stock to the boil over medium heat in a saucepan. Add the lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, and chiles. Lower the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes to let the spices infuse the broth.
• Uncover and add the fish sauce, sugar, and mushrooms. Simmer for 5 minutes. Toss in the shrimp and cook for about 8 minutes until they turn pink. Remove from the heat and add the lime juice, green onions, and cilantro. Taste for salt and spices; you should have an equal balance of spicy, salty, and sour. It's a good idea to tell your guest's that the lemongrass and lime leaves are for flavor only and should be avoided when eating the soup.

THAI HOT AND SOUR SOUP (TOM YUM)

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp, reserving shells.
• Combine shrimp shells and 6 cups water in a large saucepan; bring to a simmer. Cook for 45 minutes. Add galangal, lemon grass, and lime leaves; simmer 15 minutes more.
• Strain broth mixture through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids.
• Return broth mixture to the pan. Add remaining 3 1/2 cups water, mushrooms, curry paste, fish sauce, and chiles; bring to a boil. Stir in shrimp, green onions, and cilantro; cook until shrimp are bright pink and firm, about 5 minutes. Stir in fresh lime juice and serve.

THAI HOT AND SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Assemble and prep all ingredients. Boil 4 cups water in a soup pot. Add soy, black pepper, garlic, sugar, vinegar, chili-garlic sauce and salt. Lower heat to medium and cook 2-3 minutes.
• Add bamboo shoots and mushrooms and cook for 1 minute. Add tofu and sesame oil and cook 3-5 minutes. Dissolve corstarch in 1 T. water, and stir into soup.
• Slide egg yolks into soup. Turn off the heat, and do not stir. You want the egg to stay in pieces.
• Transfer to soup tureen and garnish with pepper strips and cilantro. Serve immediately.

THAI HOT AND SOUR SOUP WITH SHRIMP TOAST

Steps:

• Saute ginger, onion, chiles and lemon grass until soft. Deglaze pan with fish sauce. Add chicken stock and lime leaves. Simmer and reduce the liquid by 20 per cent. Add vinegar, basil and pepper. Check for seasoning. Strain the soup. Add sauteed shiitakes and fresh enoki mushrooms. Ladle soup in soup plates. Garnish with shrimp toast and scallions.
• In a food processor, puree first 5 ingredients. Check for seasoning. Fold in scallions, cilantro and jicama. Spread the mixture on bread, cut in half on the diagonal and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Heat a deep fryer to 375 degrees F and fry until golden brown.

THAI HOT AND SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the chicken stock to a boil. Stir in the tom yum paste and garlic, and cook for about 2 minutes. Stir in the lemon grass and kaffir lime leaves. Place the chicken in the saucepan, and cook 5 minutes, or until no longer pink and juices run clear.
• Mix in the mushrooms. Add the fish sauce, lime juice, and green chile pepper. Continue cooking until well blended. Remove from heat, and serve warm with the coriander and basil.
• Prawns (approximately 1/2 pound) may be substituted for chicken in this recipe. Cook them only until opaque. If kaffir lime leaves are not available, substitute 1 tablespoon lime zest.

TOM YUM - THAI HOT AND SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• Soak the wood ears in warm water for 20-30 minutes until they swell up and become soft.
• Rinse under cold water, and cut into thin ribons, discarding any hard centers; set aside.
• Slice tofu into long thin strips; set aside.
• Bring the 4 cups of water to a boil in a soup pot; add the soy sauce, black pepper, garlic, sugar, vinegar, sambal oelek, and salt and stir to blend.
• Lower heat to medium and cook for several minutes.
• Add the bamboo shoots and cook for a minute before adding the wood ears, the tofu, and the sesame oil.
• Cook the soup for 2-3 minutes, then stir in the cornstarch which should be dissolved in the 1 tablespoonful of water.
• Beat the egg yolks lightly and slide into the soup; turn off the heat and DO NOT STIR.
• The egg will cook into the hot soup and stay in pieces (if you stir it will shrivel).
• Pour soup into serving bowls and garnish with strips of red pepper and cilantro leaves.

THAI HOT AND SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• Place the tamarind in 1/3 cup water - break it up a bit so that the water becomes saturated with tamarind.
• Place the stock, lemon grass, ginger, sugar, soy sauce and fish sauce into a large sauce pan. Squeeze the lime in and bring to a simmer. Simmer for at least 15 minutes (up to 2 hours).
• Mix the tamarind into the water, then throw out the pits and large, undissolved pieces. Add the tamarind water to the mixture. Simmer for a few more minutes.
• Add the shrimp and tomatoes and allow soup to cook for an additional 2 minutes.
• Serve immdiately and garnish with cilantro.

THAI HOT & SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the chicken stock in a large pot with the lemongrass, lime leaves, lime zest and green chiles. Bring to a boil, then cover, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add the meat and/or tofu to the stock and simmer until the meat is done.
• Turn off the heat and add the coconut milk and lime juice. Stir to blend.
• Pour soup into a tureen or ladle into bowls and sprinkle with red chili, cilantro and green onions.
• Adjust individual servings to taste with additional chili, cilantro, green onions, soy sauce. fish sauce or lime juice.