Hot And Sour Mushroom Soup Tom Yum Het
Tom yum, one of the most famous asian soups, is the pride of thailand. It is made with mushrooms - shiitake and button work well. You may be able to find a decent tom yum soup paste at the store, if not i have one saved in my public recipes
Steps
Put the first nine ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil.
Simmer for 15-20 minutes over low-medium heat.
Remove from the heat and strain.
Reserve the stock and discard the rest.
Heat the oil in a large saucepan and saut the soup paste for a minute until fragrant.
Add the tofu , shiitake and button mushrooms and stir-fry over high heat for 1 minute.
Bring the prepared stock to a boil.
Turn the heat to medium and add the sauted tofu and mushrooms , the soy sauce , sugar and lemon juice.
Simmer for 5-6 minutes over medium heat until the mushrooms are tender.
Sprinkle the coriander and basil and remove from heat.
Serve hot.
Ingredients
water, onion, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, fresh ginger, tamarind pulp, dried red chilies, hot green chili peppers, vegetable oil, tom yum paste, fried tofu, shiitake mushrooms, button mushrooms, soy sauce, caster sugar, lemon juice, fresh coriander, fresh basil leaf