6 thai prawn soup tom Recipes

water or chicken stock or vegetable stock, uncooked shrimp or prawns, unpeeled, stalk lemongrass, sliced, kaffir lime leaves stem removed and torn * 1/2 cup straw mushrooms cut in half, pea eggplant (eggplant cubed into small pieces will do), kaffir leaves stem removed and torn, thai fish sauce, fresh lime juice, sliced fresh dried or matured galangal, red bird s eye chilies * 1 tbsp fresh chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves

chicken stock or 1 1/4 pint stock made from oxo or bullion, stalks lemongrass , lower 1/3 minced or mashed in a mortar (or 6tsp of prepared lemongrass from a jar), kaffir lime leaves (depending on size of leaf), juice from 2 fresh limes or 4tbsp concentrated lime juice, cocuonut milk (or 1 block of coconut cream + 1/2 pint milk), ready cooked shrimp/prawns, thai or singapore fish sauce, red chilies, minced or 1/2 -1 tsp. dried crushed chili (to suit your taste), garlic, minced (or from a lazy garlic jar), fresh ginger (or 4tsp from lazy ginger jar), generous cups of fresh shiitake mushrooms or pack of dried shiitake or chestnut or button mushroom (whatever you have in the fridge), fresh coriander, sugar (to taste, so the soup is sweeter rather than tart ), al: a handful of cherry tomatoes or red bell pepper thin sliced

raw prawns, oil, water, salt, ea. stalks lemongrass or 4 slices lemon rind, thinly peeled, ea. whole chilies, fish sauce, lemon juice (to taste), ea. fresh red chili, seeded and sliced, chopped coriander leaves (cilantro), ea. spring onions, chopped

chicken stock, cold water, stalk fresh lemon grass , bruised, cut at an angle (or 2 tbsp. dried), thai kitchen fish sauce, fresh lime juice, grated lime rind, sugar (optional), straw mushrooms, drained, fresh galanga (thai ginger), peeled and finely sliced (or, fresh chinese ginger ), thai kitchen tom yum hot and sour soup mix (optional), thai kitchen roasted red chili paste, white meat chicken , tofu or prawns, fresh cilantro for garnish