Recipe - Thai Hot And Sour Shrimp Soup (Tom Yum Goong)

1 cup Shrimp, peeled & deveined
3 One half cup Water
4 Kaffir lime leaves
2 Stalks lemongrass
cut into 1" pieces
and smashed. Use 2" from
base only. Discard leaves
One half cup Straw mushrooms
(canned or fresh)
2 tablespoon Lime juice
3 tablespoon Fish sauce (Nam Pla)
1 teaspoon Thai red curry paste
2 teaspoon Sliced red & green chilis
(or to taste)
1 tablespoon Chopped cilantro leaves

In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil over high heat. Stir in the
curry paste, lime leaves and lemongrass. Bring to a boil again and add
shrimps and mushrooms. Cook just until the shrimps are done but not
overcooked. Stir in fish sauce and remove from heat. Spoon the soup into a
serving bowl and add lime juice, stir to mix well. Sprinkle chilies and
cilantro leaves before serving. Serve hot with cooked rice. Makes 2
servings.

NOTE: Boneless chicken pieces may be used instead of shrimps. Omit the
chilies if desired. Additional fish sauce may also be added to the soup at
the table.

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