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Spicy and Sour Prawn Soup

Spicy and Sour Prawn Soup

Tom Yum Goong ( ต้มยำกุ้ง) is a spicy and sour soup made with prawns that is very popular throughout Thailand, and can be found in nearly every Thai restaurant around the world.

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Ingredient List:

• 4 Large River Prawns
  (Or any type of shrimp)
• 1 Cup Straw Mushrooms
  (cut in half)
• 1 inch piece Galangal root
  (sliced into thin pieces)
• 1 stalk Lemongrass
  (bottom portion, cut diagonally into 3 - 4 pieces)
• 1/4 Small Brown or Yellow Onion
  (thinly sliced)
• 1 Green onion
  (cut into 1 inch pieces)
• 3 - 4 leaves Culantro
  (cut into 1 inch pieces)
• 3 - 4 Small Thai Hot Chili
  (whole hot chilies, broken open)
• 4 - 6 Kaffir Lime leaves
  (whole leaves, stems left in)
• 4 small Cherry Tomatoes
  (cherry tomatoes, or tomato wedges)
• 2 Thai Hot Chili
  (seeds in, finely crushed)
• 1 Tablespoon Thai Roasted Chili Sauce
  (Nam prik pao, or Thai chili oil)
• 1/4 Cup Evaporated milk (unsweetened)
• 2 teaspoons Fish Sauce
• 2 teaspoons Coconut Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Lime juice
  (fresh or bottled lime juice)
• 1 teaspoon Salt

Basic Directions:

Boil 2 cups of water in a small pot or pan. Add the galangal, lemongrass, onion, and crushed red hot chili. Boil for 1 minute.

Add shrimp and bring back to a boil. Add mushrooms and sugar, and boil everything for 2 minutes.

Season to taste with lime juice and fish sauce, balancing salty and sour flavor.

Add the kaffir lime leaves, green onion, culantro, and tomatoes.

Add the Nam Prik Pao sauce and stir it in well. Then add condensed milk and stir again until well blended. Serve immediately.

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