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.
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.