Tom Yum woohhoo!

my quick bung in a pot Tom Yum soup :)

you will need:
- good tom yum paste (yay! yes i cheat)
- pleantyful of vegetables. I had, cauliflower, snap peas, tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers, carrots
- meats - prawn, chicken, fish (whatever you fancy)
- good stock (vegetable or chicken) or stock cubes are perfectly fine - flavour enhancers
- extra shallots, lemongrass, birds eye chilies and kafir lime leaves :)
- coriander and wedge limes for garnishing

method:

in a big pot heat in a dash of vegetable oil and tom yum paste and stir for 5 minutes and then add lemongrass, khafir lime leaves and crushed birds eye chilli along with the chicken.

If you are not having any chicken add the hard vegetables (i.e carrots) and stock and once it starts to bubble, add the rest of the vegetables in the order of hardness and longest time to cook.

lastly, add in sliced shallots and leave to simmer for 2 minutes or until vegetables are nice and tender but still have crunch. serve immediately with a garnish or coriander and a wedge lime. yummeh!!