Tom Yam Kung (Spicy Shrimp Soup)

If you ask any foreigners who visit Thailand once for their favorite Thai food, their answers, almost without exception, Tom Yam Kung.
Tom Yam Kung or spicy shrimp soup, is the number one top ten Thai dishes loved by foreigners, according to recent research. And in fact, is one of the most popular dishes for Thais as well. This is simply because it is so delicious for its bitter taste and sharp, everything must be something more, if you try it once.
Thai cuisine, usually not only a wonderful taste, but also the medicinal properties of plants and ingredients. Tom Yam Kung is one of the best examples. So you know what presents special court in Thailand, this paper is a recipe for a soup and herbal properties.
Ingredients
* 1 liter water
* 10 large shrimp
* 1 cup mushrooms
* 1 stalk lemongrass, chopped
* 2 kaffir lime leaves,
* 1 tbsp chopped coriander
* 1 / 2 teaspoon chili powder (amount can be adjusted according to your wishes)
* 1 / 2 teaspoon salt
* 2 tablespoons lemon juice
* 2 tbsp fish sauce
How to cook:
1st Pour water into a saucepan, add the lemongrass and bergamot leaves and hot water.
2nd Add the shrimp when the water boils, cover the pan.
3rd Wait three minutes before the mushrooms and salt.
4th Cook for several minutes. Then remove from heat.
5th Season with fish sauce, lime juice and chili powder.
6th Put the chopped leaves into the pot before serving.
To improve the taste, sometimes Nam Phao phrik and roasted chili paste to the soup before removing from heat. For foreigners who are not accustomed to its original flavor, just add a little milk and soup to sweet taste and mix well.
Tips: Serve hot with a bowl of rice and a bowl of tortilla.
With regard to the medicinal properties of Tom Yam Kung, various herbs have different functions. Its properties are described below:
Citronella
Citronella can help, excess gas in stomach or intestine, increased excretion of urine, reduce the heat in the body and prevents the spread of bacteria.
Chile
Chile is used as a medicine for coughing. And "good for the respiratory, circulatory and heart also.
Lime
Lime will prevent the cough, influenza and scurvy.
Kaffir-Cal
Kaffir lime flavor is the strong smell of certain foods used. Its juice can cure cough, dandruff, and certain types of stomach pain.
These are some of the medicinal properties of Tom Yam Kung. It is also rich in nutrients for shrimp and vegetables. Note that all the food you completely, but it does makes you healthy. It is an important reason Tom Yam Kung, as a number is recorded by Thai courts.