Tom Yum
Hot and sour broth layered with lemongrass, galangal, lime leaf, and chilies.
Use foundational chicken bone broth from foundational bone broths. Tom yum is a fast aromatic layer: lemongrass, galangal, lime leaf, and chilies perfume the stock you already made.
Ingredients
- 2.5–3 L foundational chicken bone broth
- Lemongrass (bruised), galangal slices, kaffir lime leaves, Thai chilies
- Lime juice, fish sauce, palm sugar
- optionalNam prik pao
- Straw mushrooms or vegetables of choice
Method
- Bring foundational broth to a simmer with aromatics; bruise chilies for more heat if desired.
- Simmer 10–15 minutes; add mushrooms and protein.
- Finish off heat with lime, fish sauce, and sugar; balance hot, sour, salty, sweet.