Tom Yum Soup

Ingredients

The soup base

• 4 cups vegetable broth, chicken stock or beef stock
• 1 cup water
• 2 stalks lemongrass, cut into 3–4 inch pieces, smashed
• 2–4 slices galangal, lightly smashed
• 2–6 leaves kaffir lime leaves, squeezed or roughly torn
• ¼ cup cilantro stems, cut into ½ inch pieces
• 1–2 tablespoons Thai Chili Paste
• 2–2½ tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar

The vegetables

• 1½ cups mushrooms, sliced in halves
• 1½ cups napa cabbage, sliced into 2-3 inch pieces
• 1½ cups bell peppers, sliced into 1½ inch pieces
• ½ cup shallot, sliced long and thin
• 1 piece Roma tomato, sliced into 1½-inch pieces

The protein

• 10 oz crispy tofu, shrimp, or chicken breast
• ¼ cup tamarind concentrate or lime juice

Instructions

Nutrition Facts (estimated)