Tom Yum
**🍲 Classic Tom Yum Soup Recipe (ต้มยำกุ้ง)**
### Ingredients:
- 500g large shrimp (peeled & deveined) 🦐
- 4 cups water or chicken stock 🍲
- 2 stalks lemongrass (cut into 2-inch pieces and smashed) 🌾
- 5-6 kaffir lime leaves (torn) 🍃
- 3-4 slices galangal (fresh or dried) 🌿
- 3-4 Thai bird’s eye chilies (smashed) 🌶️
- 200g mushrooms (sliced, straw mushrooms preferred) 🍄
- 2 medium tomatoes (quartered) 🍅
- 1 medium onion (quartered) 🧅
- 2-3 tbsp fish sauce 🐟
- 1-2 tbsp lime juice 🍋
- 1 tbsp Thai chili paste (nam prik pao) 🔥
- 1 tsp sugar 🍚
- Fresh cilantro (chopped, for garnish) 🌿
### Instructions:
1. **Prepare the broth**:
- Bring water or chicken stock to a boil in a large pot. Add the lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and galangal. Let it simmer for 5-