Lemongrass Soup With Shrimp


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December 10, 2009

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Ingredients

3 cups water or chicken stock
1 lemongrass stalk, cut into 4" pieces and smashed
4 whole (double) torn kaffir lime leaves
3 teaspoons slices galangal (about ½
3 smalls thai chilies, to taste
2 cups mixed mushrooms (straw mushrooms, enoki mushrooms,
1 tomato, cut into 8 pieces lengthwise
2 tablespoons white soy sauce
1 teaspoon white sugar
3 tablespoons lime juice
3 tablespoons fish sauce
1 stems coriander, cleaned and roughly chopped
1/4 cup cilantro leaves, chopped
4 shrimp, cooked skinned, cleaned and tail off

Preparation

1
Add the water/stock to a sauce pan. Crush the lemongrass and cilantro root in a stone mortar & pestle or with the butt of a knife, then add them to the water. Tear the lime leaves to release flavor, and throw them in too along with the galangal.
2
Turn on your heat to medium high, and bring to a boil. Boil your herbs for about 5 minutes or so, to release the flavors. The color of the water should be a light green when you’re finished.
3
Add the mushrooms, and chilies and boil for 2-3 more minutes, until mushrooms are soft.
4
Add the sliced tomato, and cook until soft, probably less than a minute.
5
Turn off the heat. Add your soy sauce, sugar, and at the very end the lime juice. Taste to make sure the flavor is right… It should be very sour & spicy. You may need to add more lime juice depending on how sour your limes are.
6
Transfer to a bowl and garnish with one shrimp and cilantro leaves.

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