Shrimp Tom Yum

Name: Shrimp Tom Yum
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Thai, Asian
Ingredients: 454 grams dried rice noodles (mai fun, rice sticks, or rice vermicelli) or dried angel hair pasta; 2 Tbsps Asian fish sauce (nuoc mam or nam pla); 6 servings Chili oil; 2 liters fat-skimmed chicken broth; 118 milliliters fresh cilantro leaves; 6 slices (quarter-size) fresh or dried galangal or fresh ginger; 118 milliliters thinly sliced green onions; 1 stalk (12 to 16 in. long) peeled lemon grass or 3 strips (1/2 by 3 in. each) lemon peel (yellow part only); 59 milliliters lime juice

Shrimp Tom Yum is A mixture of cilantro leaves, asian fish sauce, galangal, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the lime juice you could follow this main course with the Lime Angel Food Cake with Lime Glaze and Pistachios as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Crush lemon grass slightly.

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Lemon Grass

Cut stalk into about 3-inch lengths.

Slice chili crosswise into thin rings; discard stem.

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Chili Pepper

In a 3- to 4-quart pan, combine lemon grass, chili rings, galangal, lime leaves, and broth. Bring to a boil over high heat, cover, and simmer 15 to 20 minutes.

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Lime Leaves

Galangal

Broth

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Frying Pan

Meanwhile, in a 6- to 8-quart pan, bring about 3 quarts water to a boil over high heat.

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Water

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Add noodles and cook, stirring occasionally, until barely tender to bite, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Pasta

Drain well.

Place noodles in 5 or 6 large soup bowls.

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Pasta

Soup

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With a slotted spoon, scoop lemon grass, chili rings, galangal, and lime leaves from broth and discard.

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Lemon Grass

Lime Leaves

Galangal

Broth

Chili Pepper

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Stir shrimp into broth and cook until they are opaque in thickest part (cut to test), 2 to 3 minutes.

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Shrimp

Broth

Transfer shrimp with a spoon onto noodles in bowls.

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Shrimp

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To broth, add lime juice and fish sauce to taste. Ladle into bowls.

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Fish Sauce

Lime Juice

Broth

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Ladle

Sprinkle with cilantro and onions.

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Cilantro

Onion

Add chili oil to taste.

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Servings:

454grams

dried rice noodles (mai fun, rice sticks, or rice vermicelli) or dried angel hair pasta 2Tbsps

Asian fish sauce (nuoc mam or nam pla)6servings

Chili oil 2liters

fat-skimmed chicken broth 118milliliters

fresh cilantro leaves 6slices

(quarter-size) fresh or dried galangal or fresh ginger 118milliliters

thinly sliced green onions 1stalk

(12 to 16 in. long) peeled lemon grass or 3 strips (1/2 by 3 in. each) lemon peel (yellow part only)59milliliters

lime juice

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Fish works really well with Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. One wine you could try is Santi Sortesele Pinot Grigio. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 17 dollars.