Dom Yam Kung (Piping Hot Thai Soup)

Dom Yam Kung (Piping Hot Thai Soup) Recipes

Ingredients :
1.5 liter water
700g large prawns (deveined) or threadfin steaks (cut into pieces)
4 stalk lemon grass (thinly sliced)
8 lime leaves
125ml lime juice
60ml fish sauce
10-12 cili padi / bird's eye (lightly bruised)
6 mint leaves or 15 basil leaves
40g coriander leaves (optional)
4 stalks spring onion (thinly sliced)
salt and sugar to taste

Method :
Bring water in a large pan to the boil. Add lemon grass and lime leaves. Boil for 5 minutes. Stir in lime juice and fish sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes more. Add cili padi, prawns or fish, mint leaves, coriander leaves and spring onions. Season to taste with salt and sugar. Let soup simmer, covered, for a few minutes. Serve hot.