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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Thai Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup

Ingredients:
1 cup shrimp, pld and deveined, or chicken or squid
3 1/2 cup water
4 kaffir lime leaves
2 stalks lemongrass, cut into 1" pieces and smashed (discard leaves)
1/2 cup canned straw mushrooms (or fresh)
2 tb lime juice
3 tb fish sauce (Nam Pla)
1 ts Thai red curry paste
2 ts sliced red and green chilis
1 tb chopped cilantro leaves

Directions:
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.

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