Stir-fried Tom Yum with seafood
Stir-fried Tom Yum with seafood is a medium Thai recipe that serves 4. 350 calories per serving. Recipe by Cooking With Morgane on YouTube.
Prep: 20 min | Cook: 10 min | Total: 45 min
Cost: $30.59 total, $7.65 per serving
Ingredients
- 300 g Squid (Cut into strips with parallel incisions to tenderize)
- 200 g Raw peeled shrimp (Slashed along the back, vein removed)
- 200 g Mussels (Cleaned)
- 200 g Scallops (Cleaned)
- 150 g Button mushrooms (Sliced, blanched 2 min)
- 1 Mild or hot chili (Cut into pieces)
- 2 Onions (Cut into pieces)
- 4 Garlic cloves (Finely chopped)
- 1 tige Lemongrass (Crushed then cut into pieces)
- 10 Kaffir lime leaves (Torn to release aroma)
- 50 g Thai basil (Whole leaves, added at end of cooking)
- 1 cuillère à soupe Paprika
- 1 cuillère à soupe Lime or lemon juice
- 1 cuillère à soupe Tom Yum paste (Pink Pow) (Ready‑made paste, mildly spicy)
- 2 cuillères à soupe Boiling water (To dilute the Tom Yum paste)
- 0.25 cuillère à café Salt
- 1 cuillère à soupe Sugar
- 1 cuillère à soupe Fish sauce (nuoc mam)
- 0.5 cuillère à café Ground pepper
- 3 cuillères à soupe Sunflower oil
Instructions
Prepare the seafood
Cut the squid into strips and make parallel incisions 5 mm deep without cutting all the way through. Peel the shrimp, slit along the back and remove the vein. Clean the mussels and scallops.
Time: PT10M
Prepare the aromatics
Cut the chili, the onions and mince the garlic. Crush the lemongrass, cut it into pieces. Tear the kaffir lime leaves and separate the Thai basil leaves.
Time: PT5M
Prepare the Tom Yum sauce
In a bowl, mix the Tom Yum paste, the boiling water, the salt, the sugar, the fish sauce and the lime juice. Set aside.
Time: PT3M
Blanch the mushrooms
Drop the mushrooms into a pot of boiling water for 2 minutes, then drain.
Time: PT2M
Temperature: Eau bouillante
Blanch the squid
Drop the squid strips into boiling water for 20 seconds, remove immediately and set aside.
Time: PT1M
Temperature: Eau bouillante
Stir‑fry the shrimp
In the hot pan, add 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil and sauté the shrimp for 1 minute. Remove the shrimp and keep the oil.
Time: PT1M
Temperature: Très chaud
Sauté lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves
Reduce heat to medium, add 1 tablespoon of oil, then the lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves. Stir for 30 seconds.
Time: PT0.5M
Temperature: Moyen
Add paprika
Stir in the paprika and cook for 10 seconds to release its fragrance.
Time: PT0.2M
Add onions and garlic
Add the chopped onions and garlic, stir‑fry for 20 seconds over medium heat.
Time: PT0.3M
Temperature: Moyen
Cook the seafood
Turn the heat up high, add the mussels, scallops and blanched squid. Stir for 2 minutes until the shells open slightly.
Time: PT2M
Temperature: Fort
Finish the dish
Add the chili, the blanched mushrooms, the reserved shrimp, the prepared Tom Yum sauce and ½ teaspoon of ground pepper. Stir regularly for 2 minutes 30 seconds.
Time: PT2.5M
Temperature: Moyen‑Fort
Add basil and serve
Fold in the Thai basil leaves, mix briefly for 30 seconds, then serve immediately with fragrant jasmine rice.
Time: PT0.5M
Nutrition Facts
- Calories
- 350
- Protein
- 25 g
- Carbohydrates
- 15 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
Dietary info: Gluten‑free, Dairy‑free, Paleo‑friendly, High‑protein, low-carb, low-calorie
Allergens: Shrimp, Mussels, Scallops, Fish sauce
Last updated: March 17, 2026






