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Ingredients

  1. 1tomato
  2. 2 stalkslemongrass
  3. 4kaffir lime leaf
  4. 200 gramsclams
  5. 5prawns
  6. 1blue ginger
  7. 5 piecesstraw mushroom
  8. 1/2 blocktofu
  9. Prawn head and shells
  10. 1onion
  11. Fish sauce
  12. Salt
  13. 1chilli (preferably chilli padi)
  14. 1lime
  15. Tom yum paste
  16. 1roll of Vermicelli

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Remove prawn shells and head and saute it in a pot with chopped onions and garlic.

  2. 2

    After onions turn transclucent, pour in chicken stock and simmer for 30 minutes.

  3. 3

    Remove the residue and add in lime leaves, chopped lemongrass and blue ginger.

  4. 4

    Let the soup simmer for another half an hour. Remove the lime leaf on the 15 min mark to prevent bitterness from forming.

  5. 5

    Add in Vermicelli, clams, tofu, straw mushrooms and chopped chilli into the soup. Add in 2 spoons of tom yum paste and let it cook.

  6. 6

    Add in the prawns last and cook for 4 minutes till it's done. Spray fish sauce into the pot (2 circular rounds), season with salt to your taste.

  7. 7

    Serve with additional chopped lime leaf and lime for the extra fresh feel. Squeeze the lime into the broth before serving.

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Edwin Ng
Edwin Ng @cook_13708610
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Growing up in the Garden City inspired me to cook. I try to make Asian food, but at times lean towards French cuisines too.
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Katarina Rigali
Katarina Rigali @cook_26872411
why spray the fish sauce? can I just pour in the amount? this looks delicious

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