THAI SHRIMP SOUP

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Yield 2-3 medium-large bowls

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 cups water
1 stick lemon grass
1 inch ginger root sliced thin
4 1x3" strips of lime peel
2 dried hot chilies (bird chilies if available)
3 Tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp sugar
1-1/2 chili paste
2 oz button mushrooms, quartered
16 large shrimp, peeled & deveined
3 Tbsp fresh lime juice
2 small white onions, halved & quartered
1 basil leaf, chopped
1 small tomato halved & quartered

Steps:

1. Heat 4 cups of water to boiling. 2. Smash lemon grass once & chop into 1-inch pieces.add to lime peel & ginger. 3. open dried chilies and remove seeds, chop into moderately small pieces. 4. when water has boiled, add lemongrass/lime peel/ginger and boil for 1 minute. Add fish sauce/sugar/chili paste and boil for additional 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and basil leaf and boil for 2 more minutes. Add shrimp,lime juice,onions and tomatoes, reduce heat to medium high and cook for 2 minutes, or until shrimp have turned white & springy. Remove from heat and serve.