Recipes · Thai · Soups and Broths

Tom Yum Goong

One serving has 181 kcal and 29 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (94%), manganese (53%), phosphorus (51%), riboflavin (37%), zinc (32%) and vitamin C (31%). Ready in 25 minutes.

Tom Yum Goong
Photo: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (695 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein, Low carb
  • Contains: celery, fish, poultry, shellfish

Ingredients

  • 120 g Shrimp
  • 150 g Chicken broth
  • 15 g Lemongrass
  • 10 g Galangal or ginger
  • 60 g Mushrooms
  • 50 g Tomatoes
  • 10 g Fish sauce
  • 20 g Lime juice
  • 5 g Red chilies
  • 2 g Sugar
  • 3 g Cilantro
  • 250 g Water

Method

  1. Bring the broth to a boil with the bruised lemongrass, sliced galangal and a few torn lime leaves if you have them.
  2. Add the mushrooms and tomato and simmer for 3 minutes.
  3. Add the shrimp and cook for 2 minutes, until just pink.
  4. Turn off the heat and season with fish sauce, lime juice, sugar and crushed chilies.
  5. Serve with cilantro.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy181 kcal9%
Carbohydrates15.3 g
Water644 mL
Fiber1.6 g6%
Protein28.5 g59%
Tryptophan0.01 g
Threonine0.02 g
Isoleucine0.02 g
Leucine0.03 g
Lysine0.03 g
Methionine0.01 g
Cystine0.01 g
Phenylalanine0.02 g
Tyrosine0.01 g
Valine0.02 g
Histidine0.01 g
Fat1.4 g
Monounsaturated0.18 g
Polyunsaturated0.39 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.04 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.04 g
Omega-60.23 g
Saturated0.23 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol196 mg
Calcium119 mg12%
Copper0.85 mg94%
Iron2.5 mg14%
Magnesium91.8 mg30%
Manganese0.95 mg53%
Phosphorus356 mg51%
Potassium919 mg20%
Selenium13.2 µg24%
Sodium1,505 mg
Zinc2.6 mg32%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.11 mg10%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.41 mg37%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.6 mg26%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.12 mg2%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.19 mg15%
Folate (vitamin B9)51 µg13%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.1 µg4%
Choline21.4 mg5%
Vitamin A34.3 µg5%
Vitamin C23.1 mg31%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.52 mg3%
Vitamin K14.1 µg16%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

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