Ingredients
- 6 cups chicken stock or 1 1/4 pint stock made from OXO or bullion
- 2-3 stalks lemongrass, lower 1/3 minced or mashed in a mortar (or 6tsp of prepared lemongrass from a jar)
- 3-5 kaffir lime leaves (depending on size of leaf)
- juice from 2 fresh limes or 4TBS concentrated lime juice
- 1 tin cocuonut milk (or 1 block of coconut cream + 1/2 pint milk)
- 1/2 to 1Lb (250g-500g) ready cooked shrimp/prawns
- 2 TBSP. Thai or Singapore fish sauce
- 1-2 small red chilies, minced OR 1/2 -1 tsp. dried crushed chili (to suit your taste)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced (or from a Lazy garlic jar)
- 2 inches of fresh ginger (or 4tsp from Lazy ginger jar)
- 3 generous cups of fresh shiitake mushrooms OR pack of dried shiitake OR chestnut OR button mushroom (whatever you have in the fridge)
- 1/2 - 1 cup fresh coriander
- 2 TBS sugar (to taste, so the soup is sweeter rather than tart)
- optional: a handful of cherry tomatoes OR red bell pepper thin sliced
Description
A Traditional Thai Or Balinese Tom Yum Soup With Easy To Find Ingredients Including Lime, Coriander And Lemon Grass
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