Tom Yam Khung Gai Recipes

TOMYAM SOUP THAILAND

Steps:

• Preparation.
• - Clams (mussels): soak them in a bowl of water as soon as you've brought home from the shops, washed, and then pour into the pot, poured the water, then boil, when you see a clam shell opening, please take the pot off the stove. Pour the clam broth in a large bowl, to sediment (sand), and then take the meat inside the shells of clams on a small plate, set aside.
• - Boil the water first and then pour shrimp, squid, fish meat -- into the pot about 3 minutes, then remove it to the basket, drained, mixed with a little seasoning salt.
• - Place the saucepan on the stove, heat oil, add yellow onions, stir until the wonderful odor emitted, and turn yellow golden. Then add Roasted chilli paste, galangal, lemon grass and stir well to get up the scent.
• Add the diced tomatoes, and continue to stir untill it soft, puor the Tom Yum Paste into it. stir for about 3 minutes.
• Draw off the water (make sure no sand) of clam broth, pour into the pot and boil about 3 minutes to get up the scent.
• - Next, increase the heat and bring to the boil, add prawn, squid and fish into the saucepan and heat to boiling for 2 minutes, when shrimp and squid are just cooked, add the clams, mushrooms, the remaining tomatoes, fresh peppers to the pot and stir together briefly.

TOM YAM SIAM COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Mix the first five ingredients. Serve in rock glass and garnish with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaf and chili slices.

TOM YUM GAI (THAI HOT & SOUR CHICKEN SOUP)

Steps:

• In a medium-sized soup pot, heat the peanut oil over medium-high heat. Saute the chicken and/or tofu, onion (not the green onions), half each of the ginger and lemongrass until the chicken is only a little bit pink and the onion translucent.
• Add the stock, fish sauce, remaining ginger and lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and (optional) serrano chilies. Simmer 10 - 15 minute covered on medium-low heat.
• Add the sugar, Nam Prik Pao, and sliced tomatoes. Simmer an additional 2 minute.
• Turn heat fully to low and add the lime juice to taste. Add half of the diced cilantro and the green onions, then let simmer on low for another few minutes.
• Sprinkle with the remaining cilantro and serve with additional lime juice.

TOM KA WITH TOFU (OR TOM YAM) SOUP

Steps:

• Throw everything in a pot and boil for about 10 minutes, saving shrimp until last (if you are using shrimp--I often just make this vegetarian).
• Garnish and serve.
• To make Tom Yam instead of Tom Ka, do everything the same, except substitute more chicken stock to replace the coconut milk.

TOM YAM KHUNG GAI

Steps:

• Combine shrimp shells, water, carrot, cabbage, thyme, and onion in a large pot. Bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer for 4 hours. Strain contents of pot out to retain the stock.
• Place the stock from step 1 in a large pot. Add peppers, lemon grass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, and chopped onion. Heat on medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Add the chicken breast pieces and cook for a further 10 minutes.
• Break apart enoki mushrooms. Add to the pot and cook for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the chili paste and cook for a further 2 minutes. Add the green onions, lime juice, fish sauce, soy sauce, and shrimp and cook for 2 minutes or until the shrimp is cooked.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the cilantro.