Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  8               cups  chicken stock
     1/2         bunch  cilantro -- (1/2 to 1)
  1                can  straw mushroom
  16             large  shrimps -- peeled, deveined
  1                cup  snow peas
     1/3           cup  shredded carrots -- (just for color)
  1                     lime -- juice of
     1/2      teaspoon  crushed red pepper -- (1/2 to 1)
  1                     chili pepper -- cut into rings
  4        tablespoons  nam plah -- (you can find at
                        -- oriental food
                        stores)
                        a few stalks of lemongrass -- (suggest 6)

Preparation:

1.Bring the broth to a simmer. Add cruched red pepper and shrimp. Simmer for 5 min. Add lemongrass and simmer for another 5 min. 2.Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer a few minutes more. 3.Done. Notes: Be careful not to over cook or the vegitables will lose their color and will get limp.

Nutritional Information:

284 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (9% calories from fat); 12g Protein; 32g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 17404mg Sodium