I had been meaning to post my Quick Tom Yum Soup with Poached Egg recipe for a long time.
I used to make it all the time and then just fell out of the habit. Today I noticed a lonely jar of Tom Yum Soup Paste at the back of the cupboard and remembered I had a few mushrooms that needed using up so knew exactly what to do.
It was lunch time but none of us had had breakfast so I was going to do poached eggs on toast for my daughter. Then decided that I would add a poached egg to the soup as it’s not a million miles away from what the Chinese do with their omelette on dishes!
Not only is this soup really tasty and spicy but it’s probably the quickest soup in the west and the east!
Just add a garnish of chopped coriander and enjoy!
I do hope you try my Tom Yum Soup with Poached Egg but you might also like to try the following spicy soups:
- Skinny Thai Chicken Noodle Soup
- Simple Chicken Noodle Soup
- Doenjang Chigae aka Korean Bean Paste Soup
- Simple Laksa Noodle Soup with Tofu, Red Peppers & Green Cabbage
- Quick Curried Cauliflower Soup
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Quick Tom Yum Soup with Poached Egg
Ingredients
- 600 mls Boiling water
- 9 Baby plum tomatoes
- 3 Chestnut mushrooms sliced
- 1 ½ Sheets Medium noodles
- 4 generous tsp Tom Yum Paste
- 18 King Prawns
- Small handful of fresh coriander leaves chopped
- 3 Eggs
- Splash Distilled white vinegar
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients except the coriander, eggs and vinegar into the boiling water (use a kettle) bring to the boil and then simmer until the noodles and prawns are cooked (about 4 minutes).
- Meanwhile lower the eggs one by one into a saucepan of boiling water with a splash of vinegar.
- Cook for 4 minutes for a slightly runny centre, then remove with a slotted spoon and drain on some kitchen paper.
- Divide the soup between 3 bowls, place the egg on top and garnish with the chopped coriander.
Choclette
I’ve not heard of tom yum soup before. Where have I bean. Sounds delicious, especially with the egg.
Camilla
We used to have it all the time when I got the paste in M&S and then stopped selling it. But found some in Tesco this week so I’m going to make it again as so quick & easy:-)
Christina Conte
Sounds like a wonderful, light and tasty soup, Camilla! I’d love to try it!
Camilla
Thanks Christina, it is a wonderful soup:-)
slinky
This looks and sounds amazing!
Camilla
We had it all the time at one stage, must make it again soon:-)
Ursula Hunt
This is a hearty looking soup
Ursula Hunt
would never have thought to put an egg i soup but it looks scrummy
Camilla
They do it on Chines soup – well omelet anyway!
Margot @ Coffee & Vanilla
So now I know that the Tom Yum soup is! Lovely recipe Camilla 😉
Camilla
Thank you Margot:-)
95pride
looks great!however, tom yum is not from china, it’s a thai dish
Camilla
Well thank you for putting me straight;-)
Geoffrey Clark
That looks very tasty
Anne Dalzell
Anything with a poached egg wins my approval!
William Gould
Soup look good, but as I don’t even like baked beans juice anywhere near my egg, his is a no-no!
Camilla
The egg is not necessary you could just leave it out:-)
Ursula Hunt
looks like a great recipe
Victoria
Poached eggs are the best – what a good idea to add one.
Paul Wilson
Don’t think I’ve ever had soup with a poached egg in, could be nice.
Camilla
Try it, you’ll be blow away:-)
Hafsah
I love tom yum, so i might give this a try! 🙂
Maya Russell
It looks so warming and healthy – lots of protein.
Tracy Nixon
Cool thanks! I have a few eggs that need to be eaten so I might follow your recipe again today to use them up! Went down well last time!
Heather Haigh
I think this would be perfect for lunch today – can’t wait to try it. 🙂
Paul Wilson
I’m so bad at making poached eggs like that.
cobweblil
This looks lovely but I don’t like some of the ingredients
tinkertink2010
Looks yum never had Tom Yum soup before – sounds right up m street though! xoxo
Camilla
It’s highly addictive:-)
Tracy Nixon
Something a little different thank you!
Eat Well & Sleep
I love poached eggs but I’ve never seen them served on soup. Is this common? I usually have them on toast so there’s something to soak up the yolk. What happens when the yolk breaks here? Do you just let it leak out into the soup? This seems so unusual I want to make it purely for the curiosity. I feel like I’ve been missing out on something significant 🙂
Camilla
As I think I mentioned it was just something that happened as I was making poached eggs for my daughter and as I know the Chinese often stick a scrambled egg pancake on their food I decide to do this. I’ve never seen it done before either but it really went well; you don’t have to put it on but it makes for a more substantial meal:-)
Karen
That is one bowl of seriously delicious soup! I am a real soup addict and this looks fab! Karen
Camilla
Thanks Karen! If you like hot & spicy it’s one for you:-)
Ang
I love how quick this is to make. I just need to keep an eye out for the paste as I’ve never seen it before.
Camilla
Thank you Angela, I get mine in M&S but have also seen it in Tesco!
Camilla
I buy mine in M&S but I’ve also seen similar in Tesco!
Jacqueline @How to be a Gourmand
Well that truly is fusion cooking isn’t it? A spicy bowl of warmth to heat you up on the colder Winter days. Reminds me of my Thai cooking lessons (without the egg, of course :-)) – a classic starter and reasonably healthy too. Like how you have added noodles to bulk it out a bit.
Camilla
Thanks Jacqueline, yes with the noodles it makes for a satisfying lunch which is why they got added along the way:-)
Alex Ryder
This looks so good! Ive never used Tom Yum soup paste, can you get it from normal supermarkets? Will keep my eyes peeled!
Camilla
Thanks! I use the M&S one but have seen similar in Tesco:-)
serialcrafter
Now here is a funny thing. I just don’t like eggs with tomato, not sure why. I don’t mind them with raw tomatoes but tomato ketchup or cooked tomatoes with eggs are not for me. But I would eat the soup without the egg it looks delicious.
Camilla
That’s fine Janice as we’d never had it with egg until today and it is delicious all by itself:-) Delia does a lovely chilli eggs dish which you wouldn’t eat either then! I didn’t eat raw tomatoes until I was about 15 and could never eat them by themselves only in a salad.