Tom yum goong (hot and sour soup)

Name: Tom yum goong (hot and sour soup)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 30 g olive oil; 2 tsp dried chilli flakes; 1 - 2 fresh long red chillies; 1 garlic clove; 5 cm piece fresh galangal; 1 eschalot; 1 tsp tamarind paste; ½ tsp shrimp paste; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 2 stalks fresh lemongrass; 1000 g water; 2 tsp Chicken stock paste; 10 makrut lime leaves; 2 tbsp lime juice; 450 g raw prawns; 230 g fresh mushrooms; 70 g cherry tomatoes; 2 tbsp fresh coriander

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Prep. 20min

Total 45min

4 portions

Ingredients

olive oil
30 g
dried chilli flakes
2 tsp
fresh long red chillies trimmed, deseeded if preferred and cut into halves
1 - 2
garlic clove
1
piece fresh galangal peeled and cut into thin slices
5 cm
eschalot cut into halves
1
tamarind paste
1 tsp
shrimp paste (optional - see Tips)
½ tsp
fish sauce
1 tbsp
fresh lemongrass trimmed, bruised and cut into thirds
2 stalks
water
1000 g
Chicken stock paste (see Tips)
2 tsp
makrut lime leaves torn
10
lime juice
2 tbsp
raw prawns peeled and deveined, reserving heads and shells
450 g
fresh mushrooms cut into quarters
230 g
cherry tomatoes cut into quarters
70 g
fresh coriander leaves only, for garnishing
2 tbsp