Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      pound         medium shrimp -- peeled
   1      tablespoon    vegetable oil
   1      tablespoon    garlic -- chopped
   6      cups          chicken stock -- up to 7
   2                    stems lemon grass -- chopped
   4                    kafir lime leaves
   4      slices        galangal
   2      tablespoons   fish sauce
     1/2  cup           lime juice -- or lemon
   2      tablespoons   coriander -- chopped
   3                    scallions -- chopped
   2                    chiles -- seeded & 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.