Tom Yum Seafood
September 29, 2008 – 6:54 pm by wiffyAfter coming back from Bangkok for more than a month, I am still in the mood for Thai food. So here’s an easy tom yum seafood delight made from the tom yum paste I bought at Chatuchuk Market to satisfy my craving. You can use any brand of tom yum paste, just adjust the ingredients to suit your taste (by adding herbs and spices such as lemongrass/lime/chilli) … enjoy! ^o^
Tom Yum Seafood (fish, prawns, green beans, fish, button mushrooms)
Ingredients
(Serves 2)
50g tom yum paste (I used R.S.T brand bought from Bangkok)
300ml plain water, or stock
200ml coconut milk
4-6 large prawns, shells & veins removed
200g fresh fish fillets
100g button mushrooms, stems removed, cut to quarters
100g green beans (or french beans), ends trimmed, cut to about 2-inch lengths
Optional (see step 2 below)
a few chilli padi, seeds removed, sliced lengthwise
grounded chilli powder
Directions
1. In a wok or saucepan, stir boil tom yum paste with water/stock.
2. Test the mixture. If it’s not hot enough, add chilli padi/chilli powder to taste.
3. When the mixture comes to a gentle boil, add fish and boil for about 5 minutes.
4. Flip the fish slices over. Add the mushrooms and green beans, boil for about 2 minutes.
5. Add prawns and boil for another 2 minutes till cooked.
6. Add coconut milk and stir gently, off flame once the mixture comes to a boil.
7. Garnish with coriander/mint, and serve with warm, fluffy white rice.
Cooking Note:
If you do not wish to use coconut milk, you can skip it, and increase the water/stock from 300 to 450ml.
Tom Yum Seafood with button mushrooms and green beans
Tom Yum Seafood (close up but not very nicely taken =/) served with rice, Mmmm
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I’m sending this hot & sour Thai delight, to Precious Pea who is guest hosting this month’s Weekend Wokking.
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Tags: beans, Fish, Mushrooms, prawns, shrimps, soup, thai, tom yum
Posted in Blog Events, Recipes, Short Cuts, Soups, Thai, Weekend Wokking
33 Responses to “Tom Yum Seafood”
Your Seafood looks so yummy! I could have two plates or more… have you notice is lunch time here?
Great pictures
By Núria on Sep 29, 2008
There’s nothing in the rules that says I can’t have this now, 9:30 am!
By peter on Sep 29, 2008
what a nice entry!! I can have heaps of this with rice! love the spicy tangyness.
By daphne on Sep 29, 2008
I thought all the photos are all so well-taken
Yummilicious Tom Yum Seafood….I love Thai food, absolutely.
By tigerfish on Sep 29, 2008
Mmmm lovely! And must taste good since you bought the tom yum paste back from Bangkok!
Curious that you added coconut milk though. I’ve never had or seen tom yum with coconut milk before. Was it a personal preference?
By Nilmandra on Sep 30, 2008
So delicious looking! I also fell in love with tom yam with added coconut milk. Richer and gave a different dimension.
By Little Corner of Mine on Sep 30, 2008
That looks nice and tasty. Do you even need the lemongrass and Thai lime leaf, or are those already in the paste?
By Nate on Sep 30, 2008
Looks delicious! I love green beans with a spicy Thai sauce.
By lisa on Sep 30, 2008
Must ‘add rice’ for this dish.
Looks really lemak with the added coconut milk. I am a sucker for tom yam soup, sour and spicy, so shiok.
By didally on Sep 30, 2008
Núria, thankies ;D
Peter, hehe
daphne, yes me can have heaps of rice too =x =)
tigerfish, awww thanks =D
Nilmandra, it’s partly to participate in the WW event =x but I like all versions of tom yum - with and without coconut milk, as well as the clear version!
LCOM, hehe thanks.
Nate, for the paste I am using, I don’t have to add those … the tangy-ness is there
lisa, thanks… me too ;p
didally, yes…. eat tom yum must have more rice … my poor waistline =x =D
By wiffy on Sep 30, 2008
Truly mouthwatering! I love Tom Yums, with or without coconut milk!
By Ning on Sep 30, 2008
I never cook or eat tom yum with coconut milk,what a creative idea!!.I learn something new today!.Must taste good and creamy!!.I have to try out your version of tom Yum with coconut milk!!Thanks for sharing:))
By beachloverkitchen on Sep 30, 2008
I love the name of your food…love it.
By noble pig on Oct 1, 2008
That soup looks tasty! Nice presentation.
By Kevin on Oct 1, 2008
hi, ur tom yam rocks & the recipe is a sure winner.
By zarina on Oct 1, 2008
Great job. That is one tom yam recipe worth passing around.
By Andie Summerkiss on Oct 1, 2008
Tomyam is great…but I didn’t know they use coconut milk sometimes:p
Great job, and I wish you the best!~
By Christy on Oct 1, 2008
Yummy!! I will remember to get this when i visit Chatuchak again! Thanks for participating in WW!
By Precious Pea on Oct 1, 2008
Tom Yum is my absolutely favorite soup, the one I turn to when I’ve got a cold and need to scare it out of my system. I make it quite spicy, with shrimp and whatever seafood I find at the market. Really, it’s the broth I love — the rest just dresses it up.
By Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) on Oct 2, 2008
*slurppppp* your tomyum soup entry looks a lot better than those serve in restaurants! any chance of venturing there?
By Lianne on Oct 2, 2008
I luv tomyam so so much and haven’t eaten one for so so long. I am so so hungry now…….!
Your photos are so impressive! Great shots!
By lk on Oct 2, 2008
You always make a dish that makes me want to run to my kitchen and make it myself! Actually I love the close up photos, I can pretend it’s just few inches away from me.
By Cecil on Oct 2, 2008
This soup is one of my favorites. It’s a must order whenever I’m at a Thai restaurant.
By Lando on Oct 3, 2008
NC, I was eating a cold slice of pizza, when I stumbled onto this. Oh, bitter fate.
I haven’t yet tried the Tom Yum paste, but its name appropriately fits in with your delicious seafood dish. You’re an amazing cook.
By Marysol on Oct 4, 2008
I love tom yum. I haven’t had it with coconut milk before but I can just imagine the richness that would add. Yum!
By Foodycat on Oct 5, 2008
Looks good wiffy! I wouldn’t want to do trial and error with Thai pastes
Wish I had access to that RST brand around here.
By Jude on Oct 5, 2008
Thank you for the lovely comments everyone, I’ve read every one of them and I really appreciate your kind words. Sorry I didn’t have time to reply to every single comment or visit your blogs this couple weeks as I am rushing some work projects, but I will definitely be visiting you soon ^_^
By wiffy on Oct 5, 2008
So you didn’t say. Was the paste you bought from Thailand better than the stuff you can buy in the stores? Because store-bought paste just never tastes as good as what I get in the restaurants and I know that’s because most restaurants make their own.
Thanks for submitting to Weekend Wokking!
By Wandering Chopsticks on Oct 8, 2008
I find it better, it’s aromatic and free from msg and preservatives. It was not spicy enough though, but adding a little chilli powder do the trick
I have fun participating in Weekend Wokking, will try to participate this month too ^^
By wiffy on Oct 8, 2008
nicely taken
i like your style
By vkeong on Oct 9, 2008
thank you vkeong
You flatter me … you take awesome photos yourself 
By wiffy on Oct 11, 2008
i think this is tom ka kai, not tom yum.
By david on Oct 19, 2008