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(More customer reviews)Tom yum gai is my favoite lunch order at Thai restaurants. I've made it from scratch before but that is very cumbersome. This is my favorite tom yum soup base, much better than Taste of Thai cocoanut ginger soup base. Be advised it is pretty spicy!
Here's what we do; it only takes a few minutes. This is a recipe for a meal for 2 or first course for 4.
1 to 1.25 lbs chicken tenders, cut into 1-2" cubes (never frozen is best; putting in frozen chicken makes it too tough)
1 can straw mushrooms, drained and rinsed
1 package of Lobo tom yum paste
4 cups chicken broth
1 bunch of cilantro, rinsed and stripped for the leaves
2 cups or so of freshly cooked rice (I start the rice cooker just a bit before starting the soup)
fish sauce
limes
chopped green onion or chives
1. Place chicken broth in pot with straw mushrooms and tom yom paste; bring to light boil/high simmer
2. Add chicken cubes - these will cook in a matter of minutes; check so it does not overcook
3. Turn off heat, add cilantro
4. Put a 1/2 cup or so of rice into the bottom of your soup bowls (the more rice, the more substantial the meal)
5. Top the rice with a generous serving of soup
6. Garnish to taste - I use a quarter of a lime, a squeeze of fish sauce and a sprinkle of chopped chives
If you make the tom kai, I use the same recipe except half and half cocoanut milk and chicken broth
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Lobo brand Thai Tom yum soup mix - 1.06 oz each (5 packs)Make delicious and authentic "Tom Yum" soup soup with this high quality product imported from Thailand. Simply mix with water, your choice of meat, mushrooms, fish sauce or salt and lime juice. We also recommend adding one or two pieces of dried galanga to add flavor. A convenient envelope packet, enough to make 4 servings.
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