Tom Yum Soup

(Serves 6 people)

1,200 ml        Chicken Stock (Homemade best but stock cubes taste ok)

90 g              Tom Yam Paste (Mae Ploy is very good and widely available in Ireland)

3 Stalks         Lemongrass – chopped & bruised (keeps well in freezer)

6 no.              Dried Kaffir Lime Leaves

2 no.              Limes – juiced.

60 ml             Fish Sauce (Squid brand widely available in Ireland)

30 ml             Sugar

Sprinkle         Fresh Coriander - chopped

Prawns or Thin Sliced Mushrooms or Shredded Cooked Chicken

• Boil the stock – add paste, lemongrass, lime leaves & lime juice.  Simmer 20 mins
• Add fish sauce and sugar to get a balanced salt-sour-sweet-hot taste (may need to add a little more paste)
• Strain out the foliage,  add choice of prawns, mushrooms or chicken and sprinkle fresh coriander on each bowl