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I made this today and the broth was very full of flavors, so good! Only had 1 cup of stock so I used water with bone-in thighs and had no tamarind but all other ingredients were added. I also added some lime zest. Definitely a great tasting soup that I will make again.
I was in Thailand earlier this year and my friend made this dish from scratch at her home. I was lucky enough to record her methods and the end result. Not to disrespect you, but her dish, as it was presented to me for the first time, was an authentic response of just... "WOW!!!" Although I wrote the steps down and had video to show her process, I could not replicate it here at home. And yes, we have quite a few Asian markets here in the area so I have each and every original ingredient, no substitutions. I have searched many versions of this online and in cookbooks, but yours was 99.999 percent on the money. Your recipe is the only one that comes oh so close! She used chicken breast but the sauces she used balanced out the blandness of plain chicken breast as you said. In the area I was at, (Phichit), the people always had rice cooking. I am sure that goes for all of Thailand. If I were to live there, I would do the same! Not for the day, but for tomorrow and beyond as I discovered. So here is a tip I found might be helpful. Many comments were made about the garnishes that you were to tell your guests not to eat. As most of you, I do not like to "sift" for my meal. I too, did not like the inedible pieces of garnishes, so my trick was to wrap the galangal, lime leaves, and lemongrass, each, in separate cheesecloth wraps (cut a big square piece of cheesecloth, drop the garnish in the middle and make a tight knot and tie it strong but leave a lot of room for them to expand) and just dropped them in the soup. I did drop the heating temp by 10 degrees so that I could soft boil and extract the flavors from each of the Trinity ingredients. I could have removed the garnish wraps when serving, but it is obvious to avoid them. No mess or ugly faces when a guest chewed into galangal or the lime leaf! :) I have yet to have any leftovers! :(
why would you not just cut them small enough so that they would kinda dissolve and then no one would have issue eating them? thats what i do. all those ingredients are perfectly edible, its just not alot of fun to bite into a big pieces. i mince them. and don't have to worry about any of this. i love eating them this way.
Holly molly!! I just did this stock with few ingredients I found and is amazing, I can't imagine how good is with all the ingredients. Thanks a lot my master Pailin.
OMG! I just did this yesterday. It is so freaking good. I am already craving another bowl again today. Thank you very much! My cooking experience is literally almost 0, but I can make this from scratch with the chicken stock Thai style.
Wow you are good! So excited to have found your channel. So thorough and enthusiastic ... everything so well explained and honest and real. Forget TV, all the best cooks are on UA-cam.
I've cooked this, its fantastic....just got to get that sawtooth coriander to grow !!!! and it will be perfect !! Thankyou so much for your video and recipe's
ha ha, the tom yum trinity! Brilliant! that is pure gold,..plus reduction when you mention to western chefs like myself...it's all about intensity! Thai food is just amazing...i can't wait to visit again and gain 30 pounds!
I have just tried this. Had to replaced the mushroom with that Korean mushroom, I don't remember the name of the mushroom, but it still tasted very good.
This is very nice. If I would like to replace the tomatoes with red bell pepper, when would be best to put it in so that it remains crunchy yet gets soft enough to feel "done"? Thanks for all your hard work!
This was my 2nd attempt, but this time with authentic "trinity" components (lemon grass, lime leaf and -- I finally found -- galangal!), however, it really needs the attention to exact ingredients and function of order. I failed: I used pre roasted dark meat chicken (at the end), only had green Thai chiles, frozen, and my lemon grass was also frozen (old), but I used good home made chicken stock, but my infusion lacked. I read in a cross reference recipe that reducing the chicken stock first is a good idea. I also subbed shiitake mushrooms (all I had) and (from what I had at a local Thai restaurant, I thew in slivers of red bell pepper). It lacked any punch in flavor overall. I had to hit it with some more fish sauce (and some Sriracha) and rework it to save it to my taste and not waste it. ......I will try again. I will master this with time, trial and error.
I've found that if you need chicken stock, and don't have time to make your own, the Better Than Bouillon brand's organic version of their chicken stock is a decent substitute. It doesn't have celery or carrot in it like a lot of western chicken stock does.
Tom yum is one of my favourite Thai food. I made one the other day and published the video on my UA-cam channel. I'll try your recipe & style of cooking
Hi pailin, enjoying your superb videos🤗! Could i make the stock of the three herbs and froze it? So that whenever i want to make the dish, i would just take the herbs stock and use it. Thanks 🤗
Hi! Your channel is great! I LOVE Tom Yum Soup - the one i used to get was with Tofu. question is with all the soy sauce, fish sauce etc should i use unsalted chicken stock or salted is fine? What do you tend to use in this recipe if using stock? Thanks!!!
oh my god i made it and it was so good! I was surprised at how much soy sauce i needed in it but i did use homeade chicken stock that was unsalted so thats probrably why. I also love adding thai Basil to this mmmmmm Ill be making it again soon! Do you have any tips for freezing thai basil or do you feel like that is one thing thats better to just get fresh every time?
And now I've made this, I dunno which one is better, this one or Tom Ka Gai! Both are so good. Btw the recipie on your site about this seems like you typed some of the ingredients twice there :)
This is my favorite thing to eat, especially when I'm sick because it clears my sinuses SO FAST! Luckily for me..there is a little Thai restaurant just a few miles from my house that actually makes good authentic food.
Great video. Your production value on the videos have come a long way. Love your recipes and your ease in explaining things. When will your book be out?
Quick question, is there any reason not to either 1) infuse the stock with inedibles and straining them out before putting the chicken in or 2) tying the inedibles up in cheese cloth and avoiding or removing before serving?
+andrewt248 Nope, you can do either of those options! In Thailand, these herbs are considered garnish and we leave it in for the visual effects, and it's one less thing to do :)
I need your help. I bought a package of tom yum mix with all dried galangal, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves. If I follow your recipe should I use the same amounts of ingredients? or are they any good? lol
Hi Pailin , I made this yesterday and my whole family liked it but when I tried to do this the second time it turned out sour which was not very refreshing.
Hi, I really like your cooking videos. I live in Mexico and finally found a shop which sells galangal but it's dehydrated, and they didn't sell the lime leafs. They said I could buy them where they sold tea. Would that type of leaf work and does dried galangal work for the soup? I have all the rest of the ingredients. Thank you
HELLO LOVELY VIEWERS! Important Note:
If you have questions about this recipe, you can post it here for the community to answer. But if you want to ask me, please get in touch via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or my website (all links are in the description above). If you leave questions in the comments I may not see them due to the large volume of comments I receive across the hundreds of videos on this channel.
Also, before sending on any questions be sure to read the written recipe on the website as I often add extra tips and notes not covered in the video.
Thank you for watching!
Pailin's Kitchen not only the kitchen is hot 😉 nice recipes. I love to cook them
When you did the language lesson AND all this wonderful cooking, you became my new favorite channel
I made this today and the broth was very full of flavors, so good! Only had 1 cup of stock so I used water with bone-in thighs and had no tamarind but all other ingredients were added. I also added some lime zest. Definitely a great tasting soup that I will make again.
This soup comforted me just watching it being prepared. I will definitely be trying this, because my husband is avid Thai food lover.
I have tried this recipe and it worked like a charm! My family loved this dish and my confidence in the kitchen sky-rocketed. Thank you Pai!
I was in Thailand earlier this year and my friend made this dish from scratch at her home. I was lucky enough to record her methods and the end result. Not to disrespect you, but her dish, as it was presented to me for the first time, was an authentic response of just... "WOW!!!" Although I wrote the steps down and had video to show her process, I could not replicate it here at home. And yes, we have quite a few Asian markets here in the area so I have each and every original ingredient, no substitutions. I have searched many versions of this online and in cookbooks, but yours was 99.999 percent on the money.
Your recipe is the only one that comes oh so close! She used chicken breast but the sauces she used balanced out the blandness of plain chicken breast as you said. In the area I was at, (Phichit), the people always had rice cooking. I am sure that goes for all of Thailand. If I were to live there, I would do the same! Not for the day, but for tomorrow and beyond as I discovered.
So here is a tip I found might be helpful. Many comments were made about the garnishes that you were to tell your guests not to eat. As most of you, I do not like to "sift" for my meal. I too, did not like the inedible pieces of garnishes, so my trick was to wrap the galangal, lime leaves, and lemongrass, each, in separate cheesecloth wraps (cut a big square piece of cheesecloth, drop the garnish in the middle and make a tight knot and tie it strong but leave a lot of room for them to expand) and just dropped them in the soup. I did drop the heating temp by 10 degrees so that I could soft boil and extract the flavors from each of the Trinity ingredients. I could have removed the garnish wraps when serving, but it is obvious to avoid them.
No mess or ugly faces when a guest chewed into galangal or the lime leaf! :) I have yet to have any leftovers! :(
+George Navarro Thanks for the tip, and I'm glad it turned out well!
why would you not just cut them small enough so that they would kinda dissolve and then no one would have issue eating them? thats what i do. all those ingredients are perfectly edible, its just not alot of fun to bite into a big pieces. i mince them. and don't have to worry about any of this. i love eating them this way.
Holly molly!! I just did this stock with few ingredients I found and is amazing, I can't imagine how good is with all the ingredients. Thanks a lot my master Pailin.
I've tried to cook this recipe this morning for sahur.. My husband like it! And i LOVE it!
OMG! I just did this yesterday. It is so freaking good. I am already craving another bowl again today. Thank you very much! My cooking experience is literally almost 0, but I can make this from scratch with the chicken stock Thai style.
Wow you are good! So excited to have found your channel. So thorough and enthusiastic ... everything so well explained and honest and real. Forget TV, all the best cooks are on UA-cam.
Cooked and loved it. Thanks for teaching to adjust seasoning…worked quite well…
I'm completely addicted to Tom Yum Goong. And Gai version is what I will try next. Thank you for this recipe.
Yaaas thanks for this, Im loving trying your recipes but I'm not a big fan of the texture of shrimp so I'm defs gonna try this
Tried it. Absolutely delicious. Finally a recipe that tastes like I remember it from Thailand!
Just tried it and it is brilliant! I've spent years trying to get that Tom Yum feeling, and I felt almost as if I was back in Thailand...
I've cooked this, its fantastic....just got to get that sawtooth coriander to grow !!!! and it will be perfect !! Thankyou so much for your video and recipe's
Wonderful! Perfect for these cold, crisp autumn months.
Thank you for the recipe. Just made this and it is yummy. My first attempt at making tom yum at home here in Borneo.
thank you so much for your recipe, my friends & i had so much fun with it
Thanks for the recipe! I am going to give this a try. Just wondering is this meant to be eaten by itself or with rice, noodles, or something else?
Amazing, I made it the other night and it was delicious. Your channel is amazing, thank you for sharing all this 💥🙏
Love the additional of lemon grass at Thai soups. It's phenomenal
Thank you for this, actually my
no. 1 favourite soup in the world
I love this recipe so much , thank u for sharing.
This looks amazing! You're just so entertaining, makes me so psyched about this!!
This recipe is pretty solid. Be careful not to add too much sugar. Those roasted shallots was the real MVP.
Had this for dinner. Really delicious👍 will make it again
I just love to see your demos. Really makes one hungey. Keep it up. Details are clear uand easy to follow
Hello, can I use dry galangal... Coz we don't have access to the fresh
I love it when you started to speak. Im gonna try this recipe soon. Love From Malaysia 💕
ha ha, the tom yum trinity! Brilliant! that is pure gold,..plus reduction when you mention to western chefs like myself...it's all about intensity! Thai food is just amazing...i can't wait to visit again and gain 30 pounds!
I'm so happy to find your website. I love Thai cooking, have a monster Thai cookbook, and am open to more instructions. Thank you!!!
Hello Pai, greetings from Singapore! Quick question. If I use bone-in chicken for this recipe will you still recommend using chicken stock for a base?
I made this and it’s so delicious!!!
Every recipe I try is amazing! Your dishes are so good and I am a fan. Thank you for sharing I will be purchasing your cookbook.
Made this and it was so delicious!! Will be making this again and again! Thank you Pai!
Tried this today and absolutely loved it!! Thank you :)
Again and again it's a pleasure to watch your videos... Say, you don't put nam prik pao, is it because it's not with shrimps ?
Thank you for this video and recipe!
I have just tried this. Had to replaced the mushroom with that Korean mushroom, I don't remember the name of the mushroom, but it still tasted very good.
Enoki mushroom
This is very nice. If I would like to replace the tomatoes with red bell pepper, when would be best to put it in so that it remains crunchy yet gets soft enough to feel "done"? Thanks for all your hard work!
smooflarkin Give the bell peppers about 1 minute to cook and they should be "al dente"
Is it same like northern spicy isaan soup?
Thanks again Pai for all your help.
can i use galangal paste instead of fresh as i cant find it but i can order the paste online
Hi Omar and probably :) She mentions it briefly here hot-thai-kitchen.com/galangal-101/ but she's never used it. Cheers! Adam
I'm so grateful to have found you!!
What can I substitute the leaves with?
This was my 2nd attempt, but this time with authentic "trinity" components (lemon grass, lime leaf and -- I finally found -- galangal!), however, it really needs the attention to exact ingredients and function of order. I failed: I used pre roasted dark meat chicken (at the end), only had green Thai chiles, frozen, and my lemon grass was also frozen (old), but I used good home made chicken stock, but my infusion lacked. I read in a cross reference recipe that reducing the chicken stock first is a good idea. I also subbed shiitake mushrooms (all I had) and (from what I had at a local Thai restaurant, I thew in slivers of red bell pepper). It lacked any punch in flavor overall. I had to hit it with some more fish sauce (and some Sriracha) and rework it to save it to my taste and not waste it. ......I will try again. I will master this with time, trial and error.
This is AMAZING!!! I just made it and it blew my mind for how delicious this is ! Such perfect recipes !!
can i just use chicken stock in cube instead of making my own stock? will there any difference?
Finally I can comment and say that I absolutely love your channel. But you make me so hungry! :D Thanks for another great recipe/tutorial.
Hi p pai I love your recipes but i don't like fish sauce can i skip that ?
Hi! If I don’t have lime leaves, can I replace with lemon leaves? I have a lemon tree, and I wonder if I can just use fresh lemon leaves. Thanks!!!
Thank's for sharing.
I've found that if you need chicken stock, and don't have time to make your own, the Better Than Bouillon brand's organic version of their chicken stock is a decent substitute. It doesn't have celery or carrot in it like a lot of western chicken stock does.
I must try this dish out. Love Thai cuisine. Thanks
Thx for easy to follow recipes. Will try this recipe tomorrow.
Tom yum is one of my favourite Thai food. I made one the other day and
published the video on my UA-cam channel. I'll try your recipe &
style of cooking
I'm watching this while fasting..i want to break my fasting with tom yum and rice :)
Ugh, me too
You've come a long way. Thank you for the great videos.
Hi pailin, enjoying your superb videos🤗!
Could i make the stock of the three herbs and froze it? So that whenever i want to make the dish, i would just take the herbs stock and use it.
Thanks 🤗
Mmmm I must try this later.Lorna from Scotland x
I just love thai food..steamed fish, pad thai, tomyam, papaya salad..
maybe it's because i like lime and the aromatics used..
:)
I've seen the tom yum paste in the jar. How do we utilize that in the soup?
Great video and great recipe
Hi! Your channel is great! I LOVE Tom Yum Soup - the one i used to get was with Tofu. question is with all the soy sauce, fish sauce etc should i use unsalted chicken stock or salted is fine? What do you tend to use in this recipe if using stock? Thanks!!!
Hi Kim, I always use unsalted, home made chicken stock for my cooking. If you are buying store bought, make sure it is unsalted!
oh my god i made it and it was so good! I was surprised at how much soy sauce i needed in it but i did use homeade chicken stock that was unsalted so thats probrably why. I also love adding thai Basil to this mmmmmm Ill be making it again soon! Do you have any tips for freezing thai basil or do you feel like that is one thing thats better to just get fresh every time?
How do I prep this with chicken breast instead of chicken thigh?
Marinate it in a bit of fish sauce, then add at the end and cook just for a few minutes until done.
And now I've made this, I dunno which one is better, this one or Tom Ka Gai! Both are so good. Btw the recipie on your site about this seems like you typed some of the ingredients twice there :)
look scrumptious
Can I use chicken stock mixed with fish stock?
Your channel is very quickly becoming my favourite to watch! I love to learn cooking from youtube and I am excited to try many of your recipes :D
This is my favorite thing to eat, especially when I'm sick because it clears my sinuses SO FAST! Luckily for me..there is a little Thai restaurant just a few miles from my house that actually makes good authentic food.
your cooking is awesome and topping off with a great, fun personality = wow dishes all the time.
Simply superb & spontaneous
Looks really good. Thanks for posting!
hello... um from Bangladesh nd here kaffir lime leaves are not found... what can i use as its substitute?? plz tell me.. i wanna try this dish...
Can we add noddle in this soup
Im going to try this evening g
Great video. Your production value on the videos have come a long way. Love your recipes and your ease in explaining things. When will your book be out?
Pailin, are cilantro and coriander two different things?
Please tell me, where the comercial Thai TOM YUM PASTE goes? Can the paste be used for any other dishies?
Quick question, is there any reason not to either 1) infuse the stock with inedibles and straining them out before putting the chicken in or 2) tying the inedibles up in cheese cloth and avoiding or removing before serving?
+andrewt248 Nope, you can do either of those options! In Thailand, these herbs are considered garnish and we leave it in for the visual effects, and it's one less thing to do :)
I need your help. I bought a package of tom yum mix with all dried galangal, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves. If I follow your recipe should I use the same amounts of ingredients? or are they any good? lol
+Mona Lizza Laron Usually if it's dried, I use quite a bit more of the herbs. But if you can find fresh, they're better.
I made that and I love it!!!
it tastes really good
It's like Tom Yam Kung because it is Tom Ka Gai.
Will Tamarind paste work if your local stores do not carry tamarind sauce/juice.
Very yummy thanks for recipe!
Great channel! น่ากินมากกกกก
Very delicious
OMG, you got me craving rice with that!
hi can I substitute the chicken to beef instead?
thanks for sharing Yummo
Brilliant! I love this recipe!
Hi Pailin , I made this yesterday and my whole family liked it but when I tried to do this the second time it turned out sour which was not very refreshing.
Can i use chicken broth?
I am cooking it right now the delicious Tom Yum Chicken
Hi, I really like your cooking videos. I live in Mexico and finally found a shop which sells galangal but it's dehydrated, and they didn't sell the lime leafs. They said I could buy them where they sold tea. Would that type of leaf work and does dried galangal work for the soup? I have all the rest of the ingredients. Thank you
maybe soak them in water before cook it?
You can use dried, and you can just throw it in but let it simmer a bit longer and use a little more.
Can I use chicken cubes?
In your recipe we seem to have 3-4 dried chillies written twice!! and again 2 shallots twice.
Just made this for lunch! Love love love it so much!
Thank you :)