Do you dream of Bangkok’s bustling street kitchens, where the scents of lemongrass, galangal and fresh chilli dance through the air? Tom Yum isn’t just a soup – it’s an iconic taste that captures the very essence of Thai cooking. Its perfect balance of heat, sourness and aromatic herbs has made it a favourite the world over. But building that complex flavour from scratch can take time. What if you could capture the authentic taste in just a few minutes in your own kitchen? You can, with our Instant Tom Yum paste.
This paste is your shortcut to a perfect Tom Yum. It’s carefully put together with all the classic ingredients – from spicy chilli and zesty lemongrass to aromatic galangal and umami-rich fish sauce. Forget hunting down individual ingredients; everything you need for a memorable meal is right here in one jar.
Recipe: Quick and Authentic Tom Yum Goong (Thai Prawn Soup)
This recipe gives you a piping hot, full-flavoured soup for 2–3 people in under 15 minutes. Perfect as a light lunch, an impressive starter or a warming dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 litre water or chicken stock
- 1½–2 tbsp Instant Tom Yum paste from Etnomat
- 200 g large prawns, peeled (or chicken breast in thin strips)
- 150 g button or oyster mushrooms, sliced
- 10 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 tbsp fish sauce (optional, for extra saltiness)
- Juice of 1 lime
- A handful of fresh coriander, roughly chopped, to serve
- Serve with jasmine rice or rice noodles
Method
- Step 1: Bring the water or stock to the boil in a saucepan over a medium-high heat.
- Step 2: Add the Instant Tom Yum paste and stir until fully dissolved. Let it simmer for a minute so the flavours can open up.
- Step 3: Add the mushrooms and cherry tomatoes. Simmer for another 3–4 minutes until the mushrooms are soft.
- Step 4: Add the peeled prawns. They only need 1–2 minutes in the hot broth to turn perfectly pink and cooked through. If you’re using chicken, make sure it’s fully cooked.
- Step 5: Take the pan off the heat. Season with freshly squeezed lime juice and, if you like, a little extra fish sauce for deeper saltiness.
- Step 6: Ladle the soup into bowls, top generously with fresh coriander and serve straight away. Enjoy your homemade, authentic Tom Yum!
Your Shortcut to Authentic Thai Cooking
Why compromise on flavour when a genuine Thai experience is this easy? Our Instant Tom Yum paste is made to give you restaurant quality at home, without the fuss. Its rich base of soybean oil, lemongrass, chilli, galangal and fish sauce delivers a deep, complex taste that’s hard to achieve from scratch. And it’s not just for soup – use it as a rub for meat, to season stir-fries or to give your rice an exciting Thai twist.
Ready to turn your kitchen into a Thai hideaway? Stop dreaming and start cooking – everything you need is just a click away.
Buy your Instant Tom Yum paste here at Etnomat.se and bring the flavours of Thailand home today!
