Tom Yum

What's the first thing come into mind when someone mentions about Thai food? Tom yum it is!! Eric who craved for tom yum so badly, has decided to have a Thai fix! Presented to you, the hot & spicy tom yum soup and tom yum rice vermicelli!

The delicious Tom Yum soup.

Ingredients:

~ 1 kg chicken thighs (chopped into pieces)

30 frozen cooked shrimps

2 medium carrots (1.5-inch pieces)

1 large onion

1/4 lb long beans (one-inch pieces)

5 medium white mushrooms (sliced)

2 medium tomatoes (in cubes)

6 dried red chillies

2 stalk lemongrass

3 piece lime leaves

1/2 can instant tom yum paste

2.5 tom yum cubes

Directions:

1. Chop the chicken thighs into small pieces. Cut the onion into pieces.

2. Cut the carrots, long beans, white mushrooms, and tomatoes. Soak the frozen shrimps in a bowl of water to thaw.

3. Prepare a large pot of boiling water. Add the tom yum cubes into the boiling water.

4. Add the chicken pieces into the pot. While they're almost cooked, add the rest of the ingredients (except shrimps). Snap the dried red chillies into two pieces before adding into the soup.

5. Add tom yum paste and salt according to taste.

6. Once cooked, cover the pot with lid and let simmer for 30 minutes until the soup thickens. Add the cooked shrimps for the last two minutes.

7. Serve it with white rice. Bon appetit!

The tom yum soup tasted more delightful the next day! And the best of all, it reminded me of asam laksa ;D

The spicy fried tom yum rice vermicelli.

Ingredients:

1/2 lb chicken breast (small stripes)

5 medium white mushrooms (sliced)

1/4 lb long beans (one-inch pieces)

1 small carrot (thin stripes)

1/2 medium red pepper (thin stripes)

1 inch ginger root (finely chopped)

1/2 large red onion

Bean sprouts

1 packet rice vermicelli

Instant tom yum paste

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp white pepper

Directions:

1. Soak the rice vermicelli in a bowl of hot water to soften.

2. Cut chicken into stripes and prepare the vegetables.

3. Heat the pan and add cooking oil. Saute the onion and ginger. Pan-fry the chicken stripes.

4. Add tom yum paste to taste. Add the rest of the vegetables into the pan and stir-fry them.

5. Add the rice vermicelli and more tom yum paste according to taste. Add salt and pepper.

6. Add bean sprouts and stir-fry for one minute.

7. Ready to serve!

Very colourful rice vermicelli indeed! Red (red pepper), green (long beans), orange (carrots), light brown (mushrooms), white (bean sprouts) etc. The presentation was appetizing, and the aroma of tom yum was simply irresistible! I certainly went for seconds, so did others!