Tom Yum Soup

Name: Tom Yum Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 500g large prawns, peeled, shells reserved; 1L water; 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised; 4 kaffir lime leaves; 3 slices galangal or ginger; 3 Thai chillies; 200g mushrooms, halved; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 3 tbsp lime juice; 1 tsp sugar; fresh coriander and lime to serve

A hot and sour Thai-Australian prawn soup with lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves. Simmering the prawn shells in water first to make a quick stock gives the broth genuine depth instead of tasting like flavoured water.

Total time

30 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Australian

Ingredients

500glarge prawns, peeled, shells reserved

1Lwater

2 stalkslemongrass, bruised

4kaffir lime leaves

3slices galangal or ginger

3Thai chillies

200gmushrooms, halved

3 tbspfish sauce

3 tbsplime juice

1 tspsugar

fresh coriander and limeto serve

Instructions

Simmer prawn shells in water 10 minutes. Strain.

Return stock to pot. Add lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal and chillies.

Simmer 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and prawns.

Season with fish sauce, lime juice and sugar.

Serve with coriander and lime.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

158

Protein

32.4g

Fat

0.6g

Carbs

7.9g

Fiber

0.8g

Sodium

1013mg

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