TOM YAM GOONG
(Spicy Prawn Soup) 

Ingredients  

10 medium prawns

Preparations

Bruise and pound lemon grass, chop into the medium pieces. Split the mushrooms. Tear the
kaffir lime leaves in to small pieces. Put the lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves into boiled stock, simmer for 3 minutes. Add the prawns, mushrooms and simmer until the prawns  are cooked.
Add the roasted chili paste, tamarind juice, fish sauce, lime  juice, fresh milk to taste. Soup
should be spicy, sour and little salty. Garnish with the coriander leaves.

This is a basic, and the simplest, method to prepare what can be a very time consuming,
complex and complicated dish. This recipe is still very delicious and reflects some of the
true tastes of Thailand.