Tom yum soup recipe, an easy vegetarian version of the popular Thai soup - Tom Yum soup recipe - with mushrooms, onions, and other vegetables thrown in.

Thai food rocks! Right? I mean, I didn't even get my first taste of this cuisine until I was 25 and I am hooked. I remember mentioning this in my tom kha vegetarian soup recipe and in the more recent 

Vegetarian Tom Yum Soup Recipe
Ingredients
Tom Yum Chilli Paste
- 5 dry red chillies
- 2 tablespoon chopped carrots
- 2 tablespoon chopped onions or shallots
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoon soya sauce
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 2 teaspoon lime juice
- 4 tablespoon oil
To Prepare The Soup
- 2 kaffir lime leaves torn into two
- 2 one-inch pieces of galangal no need to peel
- 2 half-inch pieces of lemon grass
- 2 tablespoon chopped carrot
- 2 tablespoon chopped onion
- 2 tablespoon chopped tomato
- 2 tablespoon tofu optional
- 1 handful of mixed vegetables cabbage, baby corn, broccoli, mushroom, etc
- 1.5 tablespoon soya sauce
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar or regular sugar
- 1 tablespoon coriander leaves cilantro
- 1-2 teaspoon lime juice
- 1-2 teaspoon tom yum chilli paste
- 1-2 tablespoon coconut milk
Instructions
To Prepare Tom Yum Chilli Paste
- Grind together all the ingredients into a smooth paste
- Set aside until needed
To Prepare the Soup
- Boil 500ml water in a wok or large pan
- Add 2 kaffir lime leaves (torn into two pieces), 2 one-inch slices of galangal, and 2 half-inch pieces of lemon grass
- Boil for 3-4 minutes
- Now add all vegetables and tofu you prefer to use - carrot, onion, tomato, tofu, mushrooms, broccoli, etc
- Boil for 5-6 minutes until tender yet firm
- Now add 1.5 tablespoon soya sauce and 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- Boil for another minute and turn off the heat
- Add 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves, 2 teaspoon lime juice (adjust to taste), 1-2 teaspoon tom yum paste, and 1-2 tablespoon coconut milk
- Mix well, adjust salt if needed, and serve hot
Vegetarian Tom Yum Soup Step by Step Recipe
Prepare all your ingredients. Clean, chop, and place the vegetables and herbs ready for cooking since once you start, it's just about adding things to the pan

A note on the soya sauce used in Thai recipes. It may seem obvious, but try to get a Thai brand soya sauce. If you are vegetarian, make sure there are no additional fish products in the soya sauce. I usually get Healthy Boy brand soya sauce and it works like a charm. It's also fairly easy to get outside of Thailand in most Asian stores.

To make the tom yum chilli paste, place 5 dry red chillies, 2 tablespoon chopped carrots (optional - this is meant to give some texture and replace the dried shrimp typically used in tom yum paste), 3 tbsp chopped onions or shallots, 1 tablespoon chopped garlic, 2 tablespoon soya sauce, 2 teaspoon sugar, 2 teaspoon lime juice, 4 tablespoon oil (peanut oil or rice bran oil works best) in a blender.

Grind or blend to a smooth paste without adding any water. Set aside.

Boil 500ml water in a wok or large pan. Add 2 kaffir lime leaves (torn into two pieces), 2 one-inch slices of galangal, and 2 half-inch pieces of lemon grass. Boil for 3-4 minutes.

Now add all vegetables (and tofu) you prefer to use - carrot, onion, tomato, tofu, mushrooms, broccoli, etc

Boil for 5-6 minutes until tender yet firm. Now add 1.5 tablespoon soya sauce and 1 teaspoon brown sugar.


Boil for another minute and turn off the heat. Add - 2 teaspoon lime juice (adjust to taste), 1-2 teaspoon tom yum paste, 1-2 tablespoon coconut milk, and 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves.




Mix well, adjust salt if needed, and serve hot
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Leena
Perfect recipe I was looking for!
nags
thank you
daniel
soup is really healthy and yummy to have before food.thanks for the post.
MSangeetha
Good one!! Do visit my blog when you have time.
Anusha
True. Utter deceit in that fish sauce I tell you. By the way this Tom yum is super yum
nags
thank you anusha!
Sabrina
Yum! This soup sounds so flavorful.
Sowmya
Mouthwatering! Thanks for the vegetarian version
al falah mj
great