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    Hot And Sour Shrimp Soup


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    List of Ingredients




    8 oz Shrimp, shelled and deveined, with shells reserved
    3 c Water
    2 Garlic Cloves, minced
    5 Kaffir Lime Leaves
    3 Thin Slices Galangal
    1/4 c Fish Sauce
    2 Stalks Of Lemon Grass, lower 1/3 portion only, cut into 1" lengths
    2 Shallots, sliced
    1/2 c Sliced Straw Mushrooms
    5 Green Thai Chili Peppers
    1/4 c Lime Juice
    1 ts Black Chili Paste
    1 tb Chopped Cilantro

    Recipe



    Rinse prawn shells and place them in a large pot with the water. Heat
    to boiling, strain the broth and discard the shells.

    Add the garlic, lime leaves, galagal, fish sauce, lemon grass and shallots
    to the stock, then the mushrooms and chili peppers. Cook gently for
    2 minutes.

    Add shrimp to the soup, and reheat to boiling. When the shrimp are
    cooked, place the lime juice and black chili paste in a serving bowl.
    Pour the soup into the bowl, stir, garnish with the cilantro leaves,
    and serve.

 

 

 


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