Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Soups
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 1
 

Ingredients:

1 pound medium shrimp -- peeled
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon garlic
6 cups chicken stock -- up to 7
2 pieces stems lemon grass -- chopped
4 pieces kafir lime leaves
4 slices galangal
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1/2 cup lime juice -- or lemon
2 tablespoons coriander -- chopped
3 medium scallions -- chopped
2 medium chiles -- seeded and sliced
1 cup mushrooms -- quartered
 

Preparation:

1. Heat the oil then fry the garlic until it becomes crispy. Remove the garlic. 2. Using the same oil, fry the lemon grass, galangal, and chile for 2 minutes. 3. Add in the chicken stock and cook until it boils. Add the lime leaf and cook for another 3 minutes while adding the mushrooms and shrimps. 4. Add lime juice, fihs sauce, coriander and scallion.