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Thai Dom Yum soup is a western favorite
4 cups water
1 stalk of lemon grass (cut into 4" long pieces and bruised slightly to release flavor)
3-4 kaffir lime leaves (torn into small 1/2"pieces)
1 package of white button mushrooms (sliced in half)
3-4 whole Thai chili peppers or sarranno chili peppers
1/2 cup of celantro leaves
1 1/2 lbs peeled shrimp (fresh or frozen. Thaw them first if frozen. Devein them if fresh)
2 large limes
2 tablespoons of "nam prik pow" or chili paste in soya bean oil
Boil water in a deep pot Add cut lemon grass , kaffir lime leaves , sliced mushrooms and Thai or sarrano chili peppers Add shrimp [SIZE=3]When shrimp turns pink turn off heat
Season with fish sauce (to suit your taste)
Add nam prik pow or chili paste in soya bean oil
squeeze in 2 large limes
add ½ cup of cilantro leaves
remove lemon grass stalks and kaffir lime leaves (they are too tough to eat serve hot

I have a video you can watch on my website of how Tom Yum is cooked but I cannot post it at this time. Maybe later