Total Steps
18
Ingredients
10
Tools Needed
2
Ingredients
- 4.0 cup water
- 1.0 cup shrimp
- 5.0 mushrooms
- 1.0 limes
- 1.0 lemon grass
- 3.0 kaffir lime leaves
- 2.0 tablespoon fish sauce
- 5.0 sprigs cilantro
- 3.0 chili peppers
- 1.0 tablespoon nam prig pow Optional
Instructions
Step 1
Start <a href="/technique/W7VKDJHH/boiling">boiling</a> the water in a 2 quart pot.
Step 2
<a href="/technique/RSDQ7YW8/peel">Peel</a> and <a href="/technique/C3DCVBRZ/devein">devein</a> the shrimp and set them aside.
Step 3
<a href="/technique/XZBDDD5G/cut">Cut</a> lemon grass into pieces, 5-6 inches long.
Step 4
Use the back of your knife to pound the lemon grass, just to bruise it to release the <a href="/technique/PMQVQDJ8/flavor">flavor</a>.
Step 5
If you want, you <a href="/technique/TPWNYF5L/can">can</a> tie the lemon grass into a knot to make it easier to manage.
Step 6
Drop the lemon grass in water and let <a href="/technique/W7VKDJHH/boil">boil</a> for 5 minutes.
Step 7
Put the fish sauce and 1 lime's <a href="/technique/QDWRNXYW/juice">juice</a> into the bottom of the bowls you will <a href="/technique/Y6MVNCHX/serve">serve</a> the soup in.
Step 8
<a href="/technique/LTSH5D6W/crush">Crush</a> chili pepper and add to the bowl.
Step 9
Remove the stems from the kaffir lime leaves and add the leafy part to the pot.
Step 10
<a href="/technique/WZLWW3YP/clean">Clean</a> and <a href="/technique/JXYLJGZ5/halve">halve</a> the mushrooms and add them to the pot. Add the shrimp and <a href="/technique/B52FHCF2/turn">turn</a> off the <a href="/technique/XZFHRHHF/heat">heat</a>.
Step 11
Shrimp gets too tough very quickly, and will cook even when it is just sitting in the <a href="/technique/FVYNJCCW/warm">warm</a> broth.
Step 12
<a href="/technique/G463W56J/scoop">Scoop</a> the shrimp and liquid into the <a href="/technique/Y6MVNCHX/serving">serving</a> bowls immediately.
Step 13
As soon as you add the liquid to the <a href="/technique/Y6MVNCHX/serving">serving</a> bowl, you will see that the broth becomes cloudy because of the lime <a href="/technique/QDWRNXYW/juice">juice</a>.
Step 14
Add the nam prig pow.
Step 15
Sprinkle with cilantro and <a href="/technique/Y6MVNCHX/serve">serve</a>.
Step 16
Be very careful, the peppers <a href="/technique/TPWNYF5L/can">can</a> be hot.
Step 17
Take a small sip at a time.
Step 18
Add more fish sauce and/or lime <a href="/technique/QDWRNXYW/juice">juice</a> if it <a href="/technique/WDCS6JL5/taste">tastes</a> bland.