Tom Yum Kha Soup Recipe
A comforting Thai soup that blends spicy, tangy, and creamy flavors in one bowl. Made with shrimp, lemongrass, galangal, and coconut milk, this Tom Yum Kha Soup is pure warmth and balance — ready in just 35 minutes.
Ingredients
4 servings
Instructions
- Remove the shells and heads from the shrimp, but keep them for the broth. Set the peeled shrimp meat aside.
- In a large pot, combine the shrimp heads and shells with lemongrass, Thai bird’s eye chilies, garlic, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, chicken broth, and water.
- Bring everything to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
- Pour the broth through a fine strainer to remove the solids, keeping only the liquid.
- Return the strained broth to the pot. Add the onion and mushrooms, and simmer for about 3 minutes.
- Stir in the tomato wedges and cook for another minute.
- Add the shrimp meat and cook for 2 minutes, until it turns pink and opaque.
- Stir in the sugar, fish sauce, Thai roasted chili paste, coconut milk, and lime juice. Simmer for 1 more minute.
- Ladle the soup into bowls, garnish with fresh coriander, and serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
169kcal
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$11343.00
$11343.00
Per Serving
$2836.00/serving
$2836.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$22686.00 vs buying!
~$22686.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (88% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| whole shrimps | 20 oz | $4841.00 |
| lemongrass | 3 stalks | $1761.00 |
| thai bird's eye chilies | 4 | $1937.00 |
| arlic cloves | - | - |
| kaffir lime leaves | 10 | $1030.00 |
| galangal | 1 piece | - |
| low sodium chicken broth | 1 cup | $40.00 |
| water | 5 cups | - |
| onion | 1 medium | $50.00 |
| oyster mushrooms | 8 oz | $1054.00 |
| tomatoes | 2 | $29.00 |
| sugar | 2 tsp | $1.00 |
| fish sauce | 6 tbsp | $197.00 |
| lime juice | 5 tbsp | $51.00 |
| fresh coriander/cilantro leaves | 0.5 cup | $235.00 |
| thai roasted chili pste | 3 tbsp | $109.00 |
| coconut milk | 0.667 cup | $8.00 |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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