Hot And Sour Prawn Soup
Posted: January 9, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 800ml chicken stock
- 1-2 large red chillies
- 3cm piece of ginger, peeled
- 2 lemongrass stalks
- 4 tbsp fish sauce, to taste
- 3-4 tbsp lime juice, to taste
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 100g shiitake mushrooms, chopped
- 250g raw prawns, shelled and de-veined
- Small bunch of coriander
Method: How to make hot and sour prawn soup
- Put the stock in a pot and bring to a simmer. Slice the chillies in half lengthways, roughly chop the ginger and lemongrass and add them all to the stock with the lime juice, fish sauce, sugar and season with black pepper. Simmer for a few minutes until the stock is fragrant.
- Strain the stock into a large jug and add back to the pan. Add the mushrooms and prawns and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the prawns are cooked. Taste and adjust the seasoning of the broth.
- Chop the coriander and stir through. Ladle the soup into warm bowls to serve.