Amazing Thai Hot & Sour Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces shrimp, whole (raw or cooked in shell)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 stalk lemongrass, stalk roughly chopped
• 2 kaffir lime leaves, shredded
• 1 green chili pepper, seeded and chopped
• 5 cups chicken stock or 5 cups fish stock
• 1 lime
• 1 tablespoon thai fish sauce
• salt and pepper (to taste)
• 1 red bird's eye chili, seeded and sliced
• 1 scallion, thinly sliced (green onion)
• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped (garnish)

Recipe

• 1 peel the shrimp and reserve the shells. de-vein the shrimp, cover and chill until needed.
• 2 heat the oil in a large pot and stir-fry the shrimp shell for 3-4 minutes until they turn pink. add the lemon grass, lime leaves, chili and stock. pare a strip of zest from the lime and add to the pot.
• 3 bring to a boil, then lower the heat, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes.
• 4 strain the liquid and pour it back into the pot. squeeze the juice from the lime and add to the pot with fish sauce and salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 return to a boil, lower the heat, add the shrimp and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
• 6 add the thinly sliced chili and scallion. sprinkle with cilantro and serve.