Tom Yum Kai

I got this tom yum recipe from a Thai friend. It's the best/most authentic ever. Garnish with cilantro, basil, and green onion.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 212 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 4 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons chile paste
• 4 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 (1 inch) piece galangal, thinly sliced
• 1 stalk lemon grass, smashed and chopped
• 3 kaffir lime leaves, torn
• 8 ounces fresh tomatoes, chopped
• 2 ounces button mushrooms, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast sliced into strips
• 2 fresh Thai chiles, crushed with a knife and halved

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Add lemon grass, galangal, and kaffir leaves. Cook for 1 minute. Add fish sauce and cook for 1 minute. Add chile paste and reduce heat to medium. Add tomatoes and cook 2 to 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook for 1 minute. Increase heat to high and add chicken. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add lime juice and stir.

Step 2

Add chiles to soup and remove from heat.