Big John's Tom Yum Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 chicken carcass
• 9 cups water
• 1 cup galangal, thinly sliced
• 6 stalks lemongrass, lower thick portion only, pounded
• 10 kaffir lime leaves
• 2 quarts thai chicken stock
• 1 cup shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 (15 ounce) cans straw mushrooms, drained and rinsed
• 8 thai red chili peppers, roasted
• 6 tablespoons fish sauce
• 6 tablespoons lime juice
• 3 tablespoons chili paste, in soybean oil
• 6 kaffir lime leaves
• 6 sprigs cilantro, garnish

Recipe

• 1 place chicken carcass in stockpot add water, galangal and lemon grass.
• 2 roll lime leaves and crush lightly with hand, then add to pot.
• 3 bring to boil over medium heat, then reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes to 1 hour. strain.
• 4 bring thai chicken broth to simmer over medium-high heat in medium pot.
• 5 add shrimp, mushrooms and chilies, cook until shrimp turns pink (about 1 minute).
• 6 stir in fish sauce, lime juice and chile paste. garnish with lime leaves and cilantro.