Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Seafood Tom Yum Soup

Gosh! Mouth watering, saliva dripping Seafood Tom Yum Soup. I bet you are agreeing? I bet many of you love this Thai is the way, a combination of seafood and authentic Thai calling soup? Am I wrong? I reckon I am not and do I have to possibly say anything more when its Thai cuisine featuring (Tom Yam Prawn Fried Rice, Tom Yam Chicken & Tom Yam Fried Mee Hoon)? Of course not right? So, how about we get down to our cooking business right now (Thai Green Fish Curry)? We should. Extremely bolstered by Thai quintessential ingredients, Seafood Tom Yum Soup packing big punches on your tastebuds  and for slurping deliciousness.


Ingredients
For the stock/broth
2 cup prawn shells
1 tbsp oil
3/4 liter water

To blend/ground (paste)
1 (about 100g) tomato
1 lemongrass/serai
1 inch galangal/lengkuas
5 shallots 
7 dried red chillies (or as needed) 

Other Ingredients
4 small green brinjals - quartered
10 medium size prawns - de-vein and leave the tail on
5-6 fish balls
1 medium size squid/sotong - clean and cut into rings
1 tbsp Mae  Pranom Thai chilli paste (store bought)
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp crushed black pepper
5-6 kaffir lime/limau purut leaves – tear into 3-4 pieces
Coriander leaves (as needed) - chopped
Spring onion (as needed) - chopped
Thai basil leaves (as needed) - optional
3-4 birds eye chillies/chilly padi (optional)
4 tbsp oil
Sugar and salt for taste. 

Method:
For the stock, fry prawn shells in heated oil until crispy and fragrant.
Add water and simmer on low heat for about 1 hour.
Drain the broth and keep aside
Heat 4 tbsp oil and when heated, add blended/grounded paste.
Stir and cook until aromatic. 
Pour stock, stir and simmer. 
When stock is heated through, add brinjals,Thai chilli paste, fish sauce, lime leaves,pepper, sugar and salt. 
Continue to simmer until brinjals are cooked.
Add seafood - prawns, squids and fish balls.
Simmer for another 3-4 minutes. 
Before serving, garnish with chopped coriander,basil and onion leaves and (optional) add in birds eye chillies.



34 comments:

  1. I like tomyam but I dont cook that coz only two of us eating.

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  2. I just can eat Tomyam with plain rice only. Never miss every month to buy Tomyam paste. :-)

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  3. Love tomyam soup and looks like I finally found a great recipe. Looks yum!!!

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  4. Looks amazing! I love these kind of soups!

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  5. I am addicted to tom yam goong - I go as far as to order 3 or four of the appetizer sized soup if it's not a main course on the menu. Looks delicious!

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  6. Great looking spicy soup! amazing flavours in it.

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  7. Very yummy looking soup...Love it..

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  8. The mix of lime, chili and the seafood does sound delicious. Nice healthy dish here packed with flavor. Now I will google fish balls and see about those...

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  9. Though I myself cannot eat this, it is a popular dish which looks ten times better than any restaurant - wonderful job :)

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

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  10. I have heard of but never tasted this soup...and always wondered what made it Tomyan soup. It looks wonderful (so colorful!)...and hope I get a chance to sample some one day.

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  11. Ahh this post makes me wanna have tom yam right now...

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  12. Tom Yam is my favourite dish...I like spicy & sour. So far the best Tom Yam is Thai Tom Yam.

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  13. My favorite soup from Thai cuisine,but Homemade always best :)
    Ridwan

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  14. I've had this before, but never had a recipe. What an amazing soup!

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  15. Tom Yum is one dish I can never resist!

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  16. I love tomyam in our version we call it sinigang na hipon =)

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  17. Hi Nava, your seafood tomyam look delicious. Lovely presentation.
    Have a nice day.

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  18. My favourite soup of all time, seafood, chicken or prawn. I got addicted to this one when I was in Malaysia

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  19. Thanks everyone for all the yummy comments and appreciate it very much.

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  20. I love Tom Yum!!!! the sour and spicy just warm my tummy. Slurp!

    mt
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  21. it looks really good and so comforting!

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  22. The color looks so tempting! Loved seafood tom yam!

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  23. LOVE seafood tom yam soups -- the only thing I can't find here in Orlando is daun limau purut (kaffir lime leaves) So sad!

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  24. i really love tom yam because of its savory soup and spicy flavor.

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  25. hi nava... the tom yam soup looks delish... yummy.. i love tom yam.

    btw, thank you for dropping by my blog.. please do come again :)))

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  26. I love everything Thai/Malaysian!!Your soup looks so delicious and mouthwatering,never made it at home.Should try it sometime :)Thanks for sharing Nava!!

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  27. One of my favorite and loved your recipe. so YUMMY!

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  28. Love the soup...squid fried i have but oysters a big nono...

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  29. Richness of ingredients and lovely flavor!!

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