Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, tom yum chicken and shrimp soup (thai hot and sour soup). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Tom Yum Chicken and Shrimp soup (Thai Hot and sour soup) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Tom Yum Chicken and Shrimp soup (Thai Hot and sour soup) is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook tom yum chicken and shrimp soup (thai hot and sour soup) using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Tom Yum Chicken and Shrimp soup (Thai Hot and sour soup):
- Prepare 1/2 pound chicken thigh of boneless pieces, cleaned and cut into small thin pieces (about 1/2 inch thick and 1 inch long)
- Prepare 10 - 12 shrimp uncooked (medium size), shells removed
- Make ready 2 tomatoes medium size , chopped into big chunks (roughly 1 inch)
- Make ready 1 red onion medium (chopped into 1 inch chunks)
- Get 1 inch by 1 inch ginger piece of , chopped into very thin round slices
- Prepare 6 cloves garlic medium size , chopped into half
- Take 1 tsp red chilli powder (optional)
- Get 3 - 4 kaffir lime dried leaves
- Make ready a small 1/2 inch tamarind water - ball , soaked in 1/2 cup
- Prepare 4 cups water of
- Make ready 1 cup coconut milk of (fresh or canned)
- Take 1 tbsp lime juice fresh
- Make ready 1 tsp salt - (per taste)
Instructions to make Tom Yum Chicken and Shrimp soup (Thai Hot and sour soup):
- 1 medium hot green chilly pepper (you can omit this if you want to keep it mild or use 2-3 if you want extra spicy)
- Wash the chicken pieces and marinate them in 1 tbsp of tom yum paste (reserve 1 tbsp paste for later in the recipe). Toss the chicken pieces into a microwave safe glass bowl with a little bit of water (about 1/4 cup) and cook for about 10 minutes until the chicken pieces are well-cooked.(If you have sensor cook or auto cook in your microwave, you could use that setting or you can also just cook the chicken on the stove). Leave the chicken pieces to cool.
- Meanwhile, take a large pot and boil 3 cups of water in it. When the water starts boiling, add the red onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, green chillies, the kaffir lime leaves, the red chilli powder (if you are adding it) and the 1tbsp of tom yum paste. Cover with a lid and let t cook for about 10 minutes on medium heat.
- Next add the shrimp to the pot and let it cook for another 5 minutes. Next take the chicken pieces and try to shred them a little bit using your hands (so that they are medium size pieces to eat in a soup). Add the chicken pieces into the pot along with the chicken stock. Next take the soaked tamarind ball and mash the ball with your hands to get the tamarind pulp. Strain this through a strainer (to get any seed and fibrous pulp out) and pour the thin tamarind pulp into the pot.
- Next add the 1 cup of coconut milk and stir slowly for 1 minute on low flame. Do a taste test and add salt per your taste. Put the heat off and finally add the 1 tbsp of lime juice and stir well. Enjoy the soup while its hot. You can eat this with plain white rice or a piece of fresh french bread. Tom Yum is just Yum!
Foods That Make You Happy
For the most part, people have been trained to think that “comfort” foods are not good for the body and need to be avoided. At times, if your comfort food is made of candy or other junk foods, this holds true. Other times, though, comfort foods can be completely healthy and it’s good for you to eat them. There are some foods that, when you eat them, may improve your mood. When you are feeling a little down and are in need of an emotional boost, try a few of these.
Eggs, you might be astonished to discover, are terrific at combating depression. Just be sure that you don’t throw away the yolk. Whenever you want to cheer yourself up, the yolk is the most crucial part of the egg. Eggs, the egg yolk in particular, are high in B vitamins. These B vitamins are great for helping to raise your mood. This is because the B vitamins increase the function of your brain’s neural transmitters (the parts of the brain that dictate how you feel). Eat a few eggs to cheer up!
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Some grains are really excellent for repelling bad moods. Teff, barley, millet, quinoa, etc are all wonderful for helping you feel happier. They can help you feel full for longer as well, which can help your mood too. Feeling starved can be a real downer! These grains can elevate your mood since it’s easy for your body to digest them. These foods are easier to digest than others which helps jumpstart a rise in your sugar levels which in turn takes your mood to a happier place.
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See, you don’t need to consume all that junk food when you are wanting to feel better! Try a few of these suggestions instead.
