Tom Yum Sea Bass Soup

Name: Tom Yum Sea Bass Soup
Total time: 900 s
Yield: Serves 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups water or stock (about 500 grams); 1 stalk lemongrass, smashed; 7 slices galangal; 5 kaffir lime leaves, torn (to taste); 5 shallots, smashed; 1 red chili pepper; 1 cilantro root, smashed; MSG (to taste); 14 oz sea bass (about 400 grams, half a fish); 1 tablespoon Thai chili paste; Sliced green onions and sawtooth coriander (to taste); 2 tablespoons fish sauce; 1 lime; 1/3 cup whole milk (about 90 grams)

Jack Dorsan @Thammasak

Fish is a healthy food. This recipe skips evaporated milk and coconut milk, using fresh milk instead for a healthier option.

Jack Dorsan @Thammasak

Fish is a healthy food. This recipe skips evaporated milk and coconut milk, using fresh milk instead for a healthier option.

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Ingredients

15 minutes

Serves 2 servings

2 cupswater or stock (about 500 grams)
1 stalklemongrass, smashed
7 slicesgalangal
5kaffir lime leaves, torn (to taste)
5shallots, smashed
1red chili pepper
1cilantro root, smashed
MSG (to taste)
14 ozsea bass (about 400 grams, half a fish)
1 tablespoonThai chili paste
Sliced green onions and sawtooth coriander (to taste)
2 tablespoonsfish sauce
1lime
1/3 cupwhole milk (about 90 grams)

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Prepare the galangal, lemongrass, shallots, cilantro root, kaffir lime leaves, chili, and cilantro root.
2

Add water or stock and all the prepared aromatics to a pot. Bring to a boil.
3

When fragrant, add the Thai chili paste.
4

Add the smashed chili pepper.
5

Add the sea bass, cover the pot.
6

Once the fish is cooked, add the milk, then add sliced green onions, sawtooth coriander, and fish sauce.
7

Add lime juice just before serving.
8

Tip: Don’t boil the soup for long after adding lime juice, or it will turn bitter.