Steamed coconut and prawn soup
Steamed coconut and prawn soup is a fragrant Asian-style soup with coconut milk, raw prawns, fresh ginger, oyster mushrooms and rice noodles. The Thermomix TM7 steams the prawns and noodles gently in the Varoma while the aromatic coconut broth simmers below, infusing every spoonful with curry and fish sauce flavour for a restaurant-quality starter.
About this recipe
Steamed coconut and prawn soup Thermomix TM7 recipes bring the flavours of a Thai street-food kitchen straight to your table with minimal effort. This all-in-one kitchen machine steams the raw prawns and rice noodles gently in the Varoma while the rich coconut milk broth, infused with fresh ginger, curry paste and fish sauce, simmers below — so nothing overcooks and every aroma is captured. Oyster mushrooms add a silky, meaty bite, spring onions lend freshness, and micro herbs finish the bowl with a delicate garnish. It is an ideal quick weeknight dinner or elegant starter for guests, ready faster than a takeaway order. Searching for an Asian soup recipe for the Thermomix TM7? This one delivers a creamy, gently spiced broth with plump prawns and slurp-worthy noodles, all cooked in a single appliance with hardly any washing up afterwards.
Preparation tips
- Use raw peeled prawns rather than pre-cooked ones: they steam in the Varoma above the coconut broth and stay juicy, whereas cooked prawns turn rubbery when heated a second time.
- Softening the rice noodles in boiling water before steaming keeps them from clumping; toss them lightly with a drop of oil afterwards so they separate easily when you serve the soup.
- Swap fish sauce for light soy sauce if you need a shellfish-free pantry option for guests, and keep the ginger fairly coarse so the broth stays aromatic without becoming fiery — micro herbs add the final fresh note.
Recipe variations
- Vegetarian version: replace the prawns with firm tofu cubes and steamed sugar snap peas, and swap fish sauce for soy sauce — the coconut, ginger and oyster mushroom base stays just as fragrant and satisfying.
- Festive seafood variation: add thin strips of white fish and a handful of mussels to the Varoma along with the prawns, and finish with lime zest and coriander flowers for a show-stopping Christmas or dinner-party starter.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Gentle steam cooking - The Varoma of the Thermomix steams the raw prawns to plump tenderness above the simmering broth. [Steaming]. [Multi-Function]
- Precise temperature control - The TM7 heats the coconut milk broth gently so the curry paste blends without the milk splitting. [Heating]. [Precision Control]
- Speedy chopping - The Thermomix chops the spring onions and ginger finely in seconds, releasing their aroma straight into the soup. [Chopping]. [Multi-Function]
- Built-in scale - The TM7 weighs the coconut milk and fish sauce directly in the mixing bowl for a balanced broth. [Weighing]. [Built-in Scale]
- Silky blending - The Thermomix mixes the curry paste into a velvety, even coconut base before the noodles are added. [Mixing]. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- piece fresh ginger
- fresh oyster mushrooms
- spring onions/shallots
- coconut milk
- red curry paste
- fish sauce
- peeled, medium raw prawns
- dried rice noodles
- boiling water
- micro herbs