Thai-style Hot and Sour Soup

== Description ==
Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group
This Y-group is international. Good food from all parts of the world. A place where we can share the wonderful food from all over the world.
== Ingredients ==
* 3 cups chicken stock
* 2 garlic cloves, minced
* 5 kaffir lime leaves
* 3 slices fresh or dried ginger
* ¼ cup fish sauce
* 2 stalks lemon grass, lower ⅓ portion only, peeled, cut into 1 inch lengths
* 5 hot green Thai chile peppers, optional
* ½ cup sliced straw mushrooms
* 8 ounces shrimps or prawns, shelled and split length wise
* ¼ cup lime juice
* 1 teaspoon roasted chile paste
* 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
== Directions ==
# Bring the stock to a boil in a sauce pot.
# Add the garlic, lime leaves, ginger, sauce and lemon grass for 2 minutes.
# Then add the mushrooms and chile peppers, if using.
# Simmer for 4 more minutes.
# Add the shrimp and cook until the shrimp are pink, opaque and firm but no longer than 2 minutes.
# When the shrimp is cooked, place the lime juice and chile paste in a serving bowl.
# Pour the soup into the bowl, stir and garnish with cilantro leaves.
# Serve at once.
Category:Chicken stock and broth Recipes
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Category:Kaffir lime leaf Recipes
Category:Lemongrass Recipes
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Category:Thai chile Recipes
Category:World Recipes