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Tom Yum Egg Drop Soup

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Spicy Thai Tom Yum Egg Drop Soup recipe with tomatoes, fresh herbs, salad and lime juice

  • Author: Flaevor
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 1 1x
  • Category: Vegetarian
  • Method: Stove top cooking
  • Cuisine: Thai soup

Ingredients

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  • 1 heaped tsp Thai Tom Yum paste 
  • 250ml water or stock
  • 1/2 tomato, sliced into wedges
  • 1 egg
  • Sea salt flakes
  • Handful of crisp lettuce leaves
  • Small handful of combined coriander and mint leaves
  • 1/2 lime
  • Black sesame seeds for garnish
  • 1/2 birds eye red chilli, sliced thinly (optional)

Instructions

  1. Heat a small saucepan with a little oil. Fry tom yum paste for 10 seconds then pour over water or stock and bring to a boil. Add tomato wedges and turn the temperature down slightly to a medium boil. Cook tomatoes for 2 minutes.
  2. Beat the egg in a separate bowl and season with a little salt.
  3. Drop in the beaten egg. Allow the egg to cook in the soup for 1 minute or until firm and puffed up like a fluffy omelette.

  4. Transfer spicy egg soup to a bowl. Garnish with lettuce leaves, scatter with sliced spring onion, and then squeeze generously with lime juice.

  5. Finish by garnishing with coriander, mint and a sprinkle of black sesame seeds. For extra heat add chopped red chilli.

Keywords: Thai soup recipes, egg drop soup recipes, chinese egg drop, spicy soup, thai tom yum

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