What ingredients are needed for Tom Yum paste and what can they be substituted with?

To prepare Tom Yum paste at home, you will need a minimal set of products, most of which are easy to find in a regular store. The main ingredients: 4-5 chili peppers (or any other hot pepper), 4-5 cloves of garlic, 1 shallot head, a piece of fresh ginger (2-3 cm) and 3-4 tablespoons of vegetable oil. If some products are missing, they can be substituted: shallot with regular onion (choose juicy and not too bitter), fresh ginger with one heaped teaspoon of ground ginger, and fresh chili pepper with ground red pepper to taste. Ginger can be omitted from the paste altogether, but then it should be added to the soup during cooking.

We recommend reading our detailed recipe in the article Tom Yum paste recipe for Thai soup, how to cook it in a Russian kitchen

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