Hot and Sour Soup II

== 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 ==
* 1 pound of medium-size shrimp
* 1 dozen mushrooms
* 1 stalk of lemongrass
* 4 cups water
* 2 cups chicken stock
* 3 lime leaves
* 6 green peppercorns
* 3 slices fresh ginger
* 1 teaspoon of salt
* 2 tablespoons of fish sauce (or 4 tablespoons of soy sauce)
* 3 tablespoons of lime juice
* 6 hot peppers, pounded lightly (less, depending on taste)
* ½ cup of roughly chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves
== Directions ==
# Remove the shrimp shell but leave the tails (for appearance).
# Then cut open the back of each shrimp to remove the veins.
# Clean the mushrooms with water and dry them well before cutting each into quarters.
# Trim root and tough layers from lemon grass.
# Thinly slice first six inches.
# Bring 2 cups of stock to boil.
# Bring 4 cups of water to boil, then add the stock, lemon grass, lime leaves, and shrimps.
# When the shrimps turn pink, add mushrooms, ginger, peppercorns and salt.
# Remove the pot from heat after boiling.
# Add fish sauce, lime juice, and hot peppers to taste.
# Serve the soup while still hot in individual soup cups and top each cup with a sprinkle of coriander.
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