Tom Yum Soup With Chicken

Prepare the ingredients. This is what awaits you on the plate – aromatic Tom Yum soup with chicken and noodles 🍜🌶️ Prepare your ingredients in advance so the work flows smoothly.

Cut the meat. Cut the meat into strips about 1-2 cm wide.

Slice the onion. Slice the red onion into thin slices.

Sauté the chicken. Heat a little oil in a pan or a larger pot and sauté the chicken strips over medium-high heat until golden, about 5 minutes. Stir the meat while cooking so it sears on all sides.

Add the onion. Add the sliced red onion to the meat and sauté over medium heat until the onion softens and becomes slightly translucent.

Add the Tom Yum paste. Add the Tom Yum paste and briefly sauté it over medium heat for about 1 minute to release its aroma. Be careful not to burn the paste.

Add the stock. Add the bouillon and water (or use stock if you have it). Bring to a boil.

Cut the vegetables. Slice the mushrooms and halve the cherry tomatoes.

Add the mushrooms and tomatoes. Add the mushrooms and cherry tomatoes to the boiling soup and cook over medium-high heat for about 1 minute so the vegetables soften slightly but remain crisp.

Season the soup. Add fish sauce and lime juice (optionally also half a tablespoon of sugar per serving). Taste the soup and adjust flavors as needed – the final taste should be balanced: sweet, salty, sour and spicy. Cook for about 2 more minutes over medium heat.

Add noodles to the soup. Add the rice noodles to the soup and simmer 4-5 minutes until the noodles are cooked.

Serve. Serve hot, optionally topped with fresh cilantro 🍜✨