Tom Yum Seafood Soup

by wiffy on September 29, 2008
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in Chinese Soups,Recipes,Short Cuts,Thai

After 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
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
Tom Yum Seafood with button mushrooms and green beans

Tom Yum Seafood
Tom Yum Seafood (close up but not very nicely taken =/) served with rice, Mmmm

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1 Núria September 29, 2008 at 7:22 pm

Your Seafood looks so yummy! I could have two plates or more… have you notice is lunch time here?
Great pictures :D

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2 peter September 29, 2008 at 9:32 pm

There’s nothing in the rules that says I can’t have this now, 9:30 am!

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3 daphne September 29, 2008 at 10:03 pm

what a nice entry!! I can have heaps of this with rice! love the spicy tangyness.

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4 tigerfish September 29, 2008 at 10:44 pm

I thought all the photos are all so well-taken :)
Yummilicious Tom Yum Seafood….I love Thai food, absolutely.

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5 Nilmandra September 30, 2008 at 12:03 am

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?

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6 Little Corner of Mine September 30, 2008 at 12:25 am

So delicious looking! I also fell in love with tom yam with added coconut milk. Richer and gave a different dimension.

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7 Nate September 30, 2008 at 1:45 am

That looks nice and tasty. Do you even need the lemongrass and Thai lime leaf, or are those already in the paste?

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8 lisa September 30, 2008 at 4:25 am

Looks delicious! I love green beans with a spicy Thai sauce.

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9 didally September 30, 2008 at 11:27 am

Must ‘add rice’ for this dish. :D

Looks really lemak with the added coconut milk. I am a sucker for tom yam soup, sour and spicy, so shiok. :XO:

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10 wiffy September 30, 2008 at 11:31 am

Núria, thankies ;D

Peter, hehe :lol:

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! XD

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

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11 Ning September 30, 2008 at 11:52 am

Truly mouthwatering! I love Tom Yums, with or without coconut milk! :XO:

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12 beachloverkitchen September 30, 2008 at 2:10 pm

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:))

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13 noble pig October 1, 2008 at 7:19 am

I love the name of your food…love it.

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14 Kevin October 1, 2008 at 10:00 am

That soup looks tasty! Nice presentation.

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15 zarina October 1, 2008 at 4:41 pm

hi, ur tom yam rocks & the recipe is a sure winner. :up:

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16 Andie Summerkiss October 1, 2008 at 6:08 pm

Great job. That is one tom yam recipe worth passing around.

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17 Christy October 1, 2008 at 7:38 pm

Tomyam is great…but I didn’t know they use coconut milk sometimes:p
Great job, and I wish you the best!~ :)

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18 Precious Pea October 1, 2008 at 11:01 pm

Yummy!! I will remember to get this when i visit Chatuchak again! Thanks for participating in WW! 8)

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19 Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) October 2, 2008 at 6:30 am

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.

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20 Lianne October 2, 2008 at 2:31 pm

*slurppppp* your tomyum soup entry looks a lot better than those serve in restaurants! any chance of venturing there?

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21 lk October 2, 2008 at 4:53 pm

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! :up:

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22 Cecil October 2, 2008 at 7:47 pm

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.

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23 Lando October 3, 2008 at 4:58 am

This soup is one of my favorites. It’s a must order whenever I’m at a Thai restaurant. :up:

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24 Marysol October 4, 2008 at 12:34 am

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.

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25 Foodycat October 5, 2008 at 12:25 am

I love tom yum. I haven’t had it with coconut milk before but I can just imagine the richness that would add. Yum!

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26 Jude October 5, 2008 at 2:59 am

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.

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27 wiffy October 5, 2008 at 8:57 pm

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 ^_^

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28 Wandering Chopsticks October 8, 2008 at 3:13 am

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!

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29 wiffy October 8, 2008 at 10:44 am

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 ^^

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30 vkeong October 9, 2008 at 11:10 pm

nicely taken :) i like your style

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31 wiffy October 11, 2008 at 8:52 am

thank you vkeong :-) You flatter me … you take awesome photos yourself :-) :up:

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32 david October 19, 2008 at 7:16 am

i think this is tom ka kai, not tom yum.

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33 Pigpigscorner January 5, 2009 at 7:26 pm

I am always up for spicy food and this looks amazing!

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34 Joey January 21, 2009 at 2:32 am

Hi,
I found your website through Nilmandra’s blog. I made this recipe last night with a few measurement changes and added half an onion, and a third of a hot chili pepper. It was very good and pretty spicy. Thanks!

Joey

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35 Joey January 21, 2009 at 2:43 am

In response to David’s comment above, he’s right. This is more like the seafood version of Tom Kha Gai (coconut milk, lemongrass, and chicken). Seafood version is called Tom Kha Talay. Tom Yum usually doesn’t have coconut milk. Oh the things you learn online. :) :lol:

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36 wiffy January 23, 2009 at 11:41 am

Hi Joey, thanks for sharing insights into the proper names, I learnt something new :) In Singapore, it’s common to use the term a little more loosely (like tom yum as long as its paste is used)… but it’s good to know a dish by its proper names too :)

Glad you like the recipe when u tried it out, addition of onion sounds good!

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