Chinese Tomato Soup With Shrimp

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon chili oil (i use olive oil with 1/4 tsp chili powder)
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic (used less than 1/4 tsp garlic powder)
• 1 (10 ounce) can tomato soup (i also added 1/2 can tomato bits for texture or use a soup with tomato bits in it)
• 1/4 lb cooked and peeled shrimp
• 1/4 cup water chestnut, drained
• 1 green onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup frozen peas
• salt, if needed
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 add onions and saute until onions are clear.
• 3 stir in the garlic (powder) and mix well.
• 4 if using garlic, cook until garlic starts to brown.
• 5 pour the soup plus 1 can water over the onions.
• 6 add the shrimp, water chestnuts, green onions and pepper.
• 7 heat throroughly then add the frozen peas and heat through.
• 8 season to taste with the salt if needed.
• 9 ladle into soup bowl and garnish with chopped cilantro.