Hot and Sour Soup I

== Ingredients ==
* 15 liters (27 pints) chicken stock
* 2 tablespoons dried lemon grass
* 1 tablespoon grated lime rind 
* salt to taste
* 3 tablespoons lime juice
* ¼ teaspoon chile paste
* ¼ teaspoon sugar
* ½ x 425 g (15 oz) can straw mushrooms, drained
* 125 g (4 oz) bean sprouts
* 1 bunch spring onions, thinly sliced
* 250 g (8 oz) frozen prawns, defrosted
* 2 small red chiles, seeded and thinly sliced
* 3 tablespoons coriander leaves
== Directions ==
# Put the stock, lemon grass and lime rind in a large pan. Bring to the boil, lower the heat and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
# Strain the stock and return to the pan. Season with salt, then add the lime juice, chile paste and sugar. Stir well
# Add the mushrooms, bean sprouts and spring onions. Simmer for 1 minute.
# Add the prawns and simmer for a few seconds to heat through.
# Serve in individual bowls, sprinkled with chile slices and coriander leaves.
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