1 Slice up the lemongrass, galangal, tomatoes, chilies, mushrooms, and shrimp
2 Boil about half a medium sauce pot of water
3 When the water is boiling, add the sliced galangal, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves
4 Boil for about 5 minutes and then add the shrimp
5 Boil for another 5 minutes and add the sliced Thai chilies and the mushrooms
6 Boil for 2 minutes and add the chopped tomatoes
7 Boil the easy tom yum soup for about 5 minutes
8 Add a few squirts of fish sauce, about 1 teaspoon to start with (and you can add more if needed)
9 If the soup is slightly bitter, add about 1 teaspoon of sugar, boil the soup for another 5 minutes
10 Take the pot off the heat and add squeeze in the lime juice (if it’s on the stove still, the heat will turn the lime juice bitter – so take it off the stove before adding the lime juice) – make it sour!