Soup: Hot and Sour Prawn Soup

This is a soup based on Thai recipes, for the chili I always use a small tie (hot) ones that you use them according to your taste. If you do make the soup please take a photo and posted together with the recipe thank you

Keith Vigon @cook_4574654

United Kingdom

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Ingredients

225Graham raw prawns in shells
2lemon grass stalks
1 1/2 Lvegetable stock
4kaffir lime leaves2 slices peeled fresh root ginger
2 tbspThai fish sauce
4 tbspfresh lime juice
2garlic close crushed
6spring onions chopped
1fresh red chili, seeded and cut into thin strips
115 goyster mushrooms, sliced
Fresh coriander leaves and kaffir lime slices, to garnish

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Steps

1

Peel the prawns and set them aside. Put the shells into a large saucepan
2

Lightly crush the lemongrass and add the stalks to the pan with the stock, lime leaves and ginger. Bring to the boil, lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes
3

Strain the stock into a clean pan, discarding the prawn shells and the aromatics. At the fish sauce, lime juice, garlic, spring onions, chili and mushrooms. Bring to the boil then lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the peeled prawns and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Serve, garnish with coriander leaves and lime slices