Tom Yum Soup with Seafood

Ingredients

• 6 cups seafood or chicken broth
• 10 oz large shrimp, peeled
• 8 oz mussels, cleaned
• 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 4 slices fresh galangal or ginger
• 3 tbsp lime juice
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 Thai red chilies, slightly crushed
• 1 cup button mushrooms, sliced
• 6 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 10 fresh cilantro leaves
• 4 green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces

Method

1. Bring broth to a boil in a large pot. Add lemongrass, galangal, and chilies. Simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Add mushrooms, tomatoes, and fish sauce. Simmer for 5 more minutes.
3. Add shrimp and mussels. Cook for 3-4 minutes until shrimp turns pink and opaque throughout and mussels open (discard any that don't).
4. Remove from heat and stir in lime juice.
5. Pour into bowls and garnish with cilantro and green onions.