Hot & Sour Shrimp Soup

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Thai cooking

Hot & Sour Shrimp Soup

This Hot & Sour Shrimp soup is a very popular Thai dish. This recipe provided by my cooking professor is simply superb.

1 1/2 pounds medium shrimp, peeled
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
2 1/4 quarts chicken stock
3 stems lemon grass,chopped
6 kafir lime leaves
6 slices galangal
3 tablespoons fish sauce
3/4 cup lime juice, or lemon
3 tablespoons coriander, chopped
4 1/2 scallions, chopped
3 chiles, seeded & sliced
1 1/2 cups mushrooms, quartered

1. Heat the oil then fry the garlic until it becomes crispy. Remove the garlic.

2. Using the same oil, fry the lemon grass, galangal, and chile for 2 minutes.

3. Add in the chicken stock and cook until it boils. Add the lime leaf and cook for another 3 minutes while adding the mushrooms and shrimps.

4. Add lime juice, fish sauce, coriander and scallions.

5. Serve immediately.

   

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