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Tom yum (hot & sour) soup with prawns

Name: Tom yum (hot & sour) soup with prawns
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: thai
Ingredients: 700 ml Chicken Stock; 1 Lemongrass; 5 Slices Galangal; 6 Coriander; 3 makrut lime leaves; 6 King Prawns; 3 tablespoons Fish Sauce; 6 small Green Chilli; 4 tablespoons Lime juice

A classic Thai seafood from TheMealDB community kitchen — straightforward technique, real ingredients.

Updated April 25, 2026

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servings

1555

cal / serving

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Origin

Categorized as Thai Seafood in TheMealDB. Original source: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/tom-yum-hot-sour-soup-prawns

Ingredients

700 mlChicken Stock
1Lemongrass
5 SlicesGalangal
6Coriander
3makrut lime leaves
6King Prawns
3 tablespoonsFish Sauce
6 smallGreen Chilli
4 tablespoonsLime juice

Instructions

01
Bring the stock to a boil in a medium-sized saucepan. Add the lemongrass, galangal, coriander roots and lime leaves, then simmer for 2 mins.
02
Add the prawns, fish sauce, chillies and lime juice, then return to the boil. Taste and adjust the seasoning with either more lime juice or fish sauce, then garnish with coriander leaves and serve.