Recipe: Plant-Based Tom Yum

Recipe: Plant-Based Tom Yum

Tom Yum is a classic Thai soup that is vibrant, sour and spicy. Today we will learn how to make a meat-free version of this savory dish.

Benefits of Tom Yum

Tom Yum is made of the following ingredients:

• Tomatoes: The lycopene in tomatoes lowers your risk of prostate and breast cancer, while the lutein and zeaxanthin protect your eyes from damage by the blue-light from your devices

• Chillies: Reduces appetite and increases fat burning, perfect for weight loss

• Garlic: Regulates blood pressure and cholesterol

• Lemongrass: improves sleep, has anti-microbial, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties. protects against cancer and may help regulate weight and menstrual cramps

• Onion: Regulates blood sugar, improves digestion and bone density

• Green curry: Clears the respiratory tract of excess mucus

• Coconut aminos: Lower sodium content compared to soy sauce or other alternatives, making it better for healthy blood pressure

• Coconut milk: Promotes weight loss

Ingredients for Tom Yum

• 1 Tablespoon coconut oil

• 1 stalk lemongrass

• 80g yellow onion

• 1 ½ ginger

• 1 ½ cups shiitake mushrooms

• 2 Thai chillies

• 4 cloves garlic

• 3 Tablespoon green curry paste

• 6 cups vegetable broth

• ½ cup coconut milk

• 2 limes

• 400g sliced tomatoes

• 2 Tablespoon sugar

• 3 Tablespoons coconut aminos

Tools for Tom Yum

• 1 large pot

• 1 grater or zester

Preparing the Tom Yum

1. Dice the lemongrass stalk into smaller stalks

2. Mince the onion, garlic and ginger

3. Chop the chillies, tomatoes and shiitake mushrooms to bite size pieces

Cooking the Tom Yum

1. Heat the pot over medium heat. Once hot, toss in the coconut oil

2. Throw in and fry the lemongrass and onions. Lightly caramelize and brown the onions

3. Saute the ginger, shiitake mushrooms, garlic and curry paste for 4 minutes

4. Pour in vegetable stock, coconut milk, sugar and coconut aminos. 

5. Grate in some lime zest

6. Raise the heat to high to boil the mixture

7. Lower the heat back to medium to simmer for 15 minutes

8. Squeeze in the lime juice. Taste the mixture and balance the sweetness (with sugars), saltiness (with coconut aminos) and sourness (lime juice)

9. Optional: remove lemongrass stalks

Storage

Take the Arrabiata sauce and put it in a container into the freezer. Stores for 1 month.

Serving

Tom Yum is traditionally eaten

1. With a serving of rice

2. Drizzled over noodles

3. As a soup or stew

Sources:

• WebMD: The Health Benefits of Tomatoes

• Healthline: Chili Peppers 101: Nutrition Facts and Health Effects

• Healthline: 10 Potential Health Benefits of Lemongrass Tea

• Healthline: Onion Health Benefits, Plus Tips and Recipes for Adding Them to Your Diet

• Flying Goose: Is Thai Green Curry Healthy?

• WebMD: Health Benefits of Coconut Aminos

• Medical News Today: Health benefits of coconut milk

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