Hot And Sour Thai Soup Recipes

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• In a large saucepan, bring the chicken stock to a boil. Stir in the tom yum paste and garlic, and cook for about 2 minutes. Stir in the lemon grass and kaffir lime leaves. Place the chicken in the saucepan, and cook 5 minutes, or until no longer pink and juices run clear.
• Mix in the mushrooms. Add the fish sauce, lime juice, and green chile pepper. Continue cooking until well blended. Remove from heat, and serve warm with the coriander and basil.

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• 1. Assemble and prep all ingredients. Boil 4 cups water in a soup pot. Add soy, black pepper, garlic, sugar, vinegar, chili-garlic sauce and salt. Lower heat to medium and cook 2-3 minutes.
• Add bamboo shoots and mushrooms and cook for 1 minute. Add tofu and sesame oil and cook 3-5 minutes. Dissolve corstarch in 1 T. water, and stir into soup.
• Slide egg yolks into soup. Turn off the heat, and do not stir. You want the egg to stay in pieces.
• Transfer to soup tureen and garnish with pepper strips and cilantro. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the chicken stock to a boil. Stir in the tom yum paste and garlic, and cook for about 2 minutes. Stir in the lemon grass and kaffir lime leaves. Place the chicken in the saucepan, and cook 5 minutes, or until no longer pink and juices run clear.
• Mix in the mushrooms. Add the fish sauce, lime juice, and green chile pepper. Continue cooking until well blended. Remove from heat, and serve warm with the coriander and basil.
• Prawns (approximately 1/2 pound) may be substituted for chicken in this recipe. Cook them only until opaque. If kaffir lime leaves are not available, substitute 1 tablespoon lime zest.

Steps:

• Bring the stock to the boil over medium heat in a saucepan. Add the lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, and chiles. Lower the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes to let the spices infuse the broth.
• Uncover and add the fish sauce, sugar, and mushrooms. Simmer for 5 minutes. Toss in the shrimp and cook for about 8 minutes until they turn pink. Remove from the heat and add the lime juice, green onions, and cilantro. Taste for salt and spices; you should have an equal balance of spicy, salty, and sour. It's a good idea to tell your guest's that the lemongrass and lime leaves are for flavor only and should be avoided when eating the soup.

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• In a bowl combine shrimp, 2 tablespoons of the lime juice, 2 teaspoons of the fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of the green chilies, and 1 teaspoon of the finely-minced lemongrass. Mix well and let marinate while you prepare the soup.
• In a large saucepan heat oil over high heat. Add shrimp shells and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes, or until shells have begun to brown. Add chicken stock, 2 tablespoons of the green chilies, the 2 tablespoons sliced lemongrass, kefir lime leaves, coriander roots and stems, galanga root, shallots and tamarind pulp; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmering, cover and cook 30 minutes.
• Into a clean saucepan strain soup through a fine sieve, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible; discard solids. Heat over medium-high heat and add remaining 2 tablespoons lime juice. remaining 2 teaspoons fish sauce, remaining 1 tablespoon green chilies, remaining teaspoon minced lemongrass, straw mushrooms, coriander leaves, and scallions; stir well. To serve, add shrimp in their marinade and cook 30 seconds or until shrimp turn pink and are cooked through.

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• Soak the noodles in hot water to cover and let stand, about 30 minutes, until soft.
• Peel the shrimp, reserving the shells. Cut them in half lengthwise, then toss with 1/4 teaspoon salt and the sesame oil, and refrigerate.
• Bring the stock to a boil with galangal, garlic, and lemongrass. Turn the heat to low and simmer for 35 minutes. Add the shrimp shells and simmer for another 15 to 20 minutes, skimming if necessary. Strain the stock and bring to a boil. Turn heat to low and simmer with the shallots and chiles. Simmer for 15 minutes and add 2 teaspoons of salt, the fish sauce, and the sugar. Continue to simmer.
• Meanwhile, drain the noodles well and divide among four to eight bowls. Then add the shrimp to the simmering broth. Turn off the heat and stir in the fresh herbs and lime juice.
• Divide the soup among the soup bowls, sprinkle over the black pepper, and serve.

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• Put the wood ears in a small bowl and cover with boiling water. Let stand for 30 minutes to reconstitute. Drain and rinse the wood ears; discard any hard clusters in the centers.
• Heat the oil in a wok or large pot over medium-high flame. Add the ginger, chili paste, wood ears, bamboo shoots, and pork; cook and stir for 1 minute to infuse the flavor. Combine the soy sauce, vinegar, salt, pepper, and sugar in a small bowl, pour it into the wok and toss everything together - it should smell really fragrant. Pour in the Chinese Chicken Stock, bring the soup to a boil, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the tofu and cook for 3 minutes.
• Dissolve the cornstarch in the water and stir until smooth. Mix the slurry into the soup and continue to simmer until the soup thickens. Remove the soup from the heat and stir in 1 direction to get a current going, then stop stirring. Slowly pour in the beaten eggs in a steady stream and watch it spin around and feather in the broth (it should be cooked almost immediately.) Garnish the hot and sour soup with chopped green onions and cilantro before serving.
• Put the chicken in a large stockpot and place over medium heat. Toss in the green onions, garlic, ginger, onion, and peppercorns. Pour about 3 quarts of cold water into the pot to cover the chicken by 1-inch. Simmer gently for 1 hour, uncovered, skimming off the foam on the surface periodically.
• Carefully remove the chicken from the pot and pass the stock through a strainer lined with cheesecloth to remove the solids and excess fat. Cool the chicken stock to room temperature before storing in the refrigerator, or chill it down over ice first.
• Yield: About 2 quarts

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp, reserving shells.
• Combine shrimp shells and 6 cups water in a large saucepan; bring to a simmer. Cook for 45 minutes. Add galangal, lemon grass, and lime leaves; simmer 15 minutes more.
• Strain broth mixture through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids.
• Return broth mixture to the pan. Add remaining 3 1/2 cups water, mushrooms, curry paste, fish sauce, and chiles; bring to a boil. Stir in shrimp, green onions, and cilantro; cook until shrimp are bright pink and firm, about 5 minutes. Stir in fresh lime juice and serve.

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• Soak the wood ears in warm water for 20-30 minutes until they swell up and become soft.
• Rinse under cold water, and cut into thin ribons, discarding any hard centers; set aside.
• Slice tofu into long thin strips; set aside.
• Bring the 4 cups of water to a boil in a soup pot; add the soy sauce, black pepper, garlic, sugar, vinegar, sambal oelek, and salt and stir to blend.
• Lower heat to medium and cook for several minutes.
• Add the bamboo shoots and cook for a minute before adding the wood ears, the tofu, and the sesame oil.
• Cook the soup for 2-3 minutes, then stir in the cornstarch which should be dissolved in the 1 tablespoonful of water.
• Beat the egg yolks lightly and slide into the soup; turn off the heat and DO NOT STIR.
• The egg will cook into the hot soup and stay in pieces (if you stir it will shrivel).
• Pour soup into serving bowls and garnish with strips of red pepper and cilantro leaves.

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• Combine all the above ingredients into a large pan, bring to the boil then simmer for ½ hrs. The rice will start to form a glutinous soup the longer it is simmered.
• Serve hot - with optional Light Soy Sauce and Thai Chilli Sauce swirled in and a few floating Basil leaves.
• Can be refrigerated and reheated, or frozen for later consumption.

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• Combine shrimp shells with stock, Green chiles, salt, lime, zest, lime leaves and lemongrass stalks in heavy non-aluminum pot.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Strain.
• Return liquid to pot and place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
• Add shrimp and scallops and cook for 1 minute.
• Stir in fish sauce and lime juice.
• Add chopped cilantro, slivered red chili, shiitake slices, and green onions.
• Stir and ladle into individual bowls.

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• Heat the chicken stock in a large pot with the lemongrass, lime leaves, lime zest and green chiles. Bring to a boil, then cover, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add the meat and/or tofu to the stock and simmer until the meat is done.
• Turn off the heat and add the coconut milk and lime juice. Stir to blend.
• Pour soup into a tureen or ladle into bowls and sprinkle with red chili, cilantro and green onions.
• Adjust individual servings to taste with additional chili, cilantro, green onions, soy sauce. fish sauce or lime juice.