Recipes and Baking Tips

Source: Book ['100 World Class Thai Food' recommended by 100 Thai Leading Women. For this tom yum kung written by: Dr. Napattanun Lekavanijthananunt, Chairperson of registration division, St Joseph Aumnae Assocation under the Royal Patronage of Her Majesty The Queen ]

Ingredients :

• 4-5 jumbo shrimps
• 300 gr straw mushrooms
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 10 slices galangal, smashed
• 3 stems lemongrass
• 8 kaffir lime leaves
• 5 shallots
• 10 cherry tomatoes
• 1 l water
• 2-3 tbsp fish sauce
• 6 tbsp lime juice
• a few tiny chillies

• Bring water to the boil, then add galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, shallots, tomatoes, and fish sauce. When the soup boils, add shrimps and mushrooms. Wait until the shrimp is done, then add coconut milk or fresh milk. Toss in some smashed tiny chillies, as many or as few as how spicy you prefer. Season with lime juice to serve.