Prawn Tom Yum Soup with Noodles Recipe Ingredients

Prawn Tom Yum Soup with Noodles Recipe

Serves 2

Prep Time: 15-20mins

Cook Time: 10mins

Ingredients: 

• 200g frozen prawns, peeled & deveined 
• 2inch piece of galangal
• 5 lime leaves ( frozen or substitute with Lime zest, do not use dried lime leaves)
• 1 banana shallot
• 3 stalks lemongrass
• Bunch of coriander
• 3 garlic cloves
• 80g oyster mushrooms
• 3 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 tbsp thai chilli paste
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tsp salt
• 200g rice vermicelli noodles cooked

To Garnish:

Extra coriander and red chillies. 

Method:

1. Peel and slice your galangal, finely chop your shallot, cut the white part off the lemon grass and just use the roots, cut the leaves off a bunch of coriander and just use the root, crush the cloves of garlic.

2. Add a litre of water to a pot. Once boiling add in your galangal, lime leaves, banana shallot, lemongrass, coriander roots, garlic. Let it boil for 2 minutes.  

3. Add in your prawns and mushrooms and simmer for 4minutes.

4. Add in your fish sauce, chilli paste, lime juice, salt and tom yum paste. Simmer for a further minute.

5. Divide the cooked noodles amongst the bowls and pour over your tom yum soup. Garnish with some coriander and red chillies.