Thai Hot And Sour Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 cups chicken broth, with scallop flavor
• 2 stalks lemongrass, finely obliquely sliced
• 1 inch piece gingerroot
• 1 tablespoon palm sugar
• 2 limes
• 2 small tomatoes, chopped
• 3 dried tamarind
• 8 green chilies, seeded and chopped
• 20 raw peeled jumbo shrimp
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• cilantro (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 place the tamarind in 1/3 cup water - break it up a bit so that the water becomes saturated with tamarind.
• 2 place the stock, lemon grass, ginger, sugar, soy sauce and fish sauce into a large sauce pan. squeeze the lime in and bring to a simmer. simmer for at least 15 minutes (up to 2 hours).
• 3 mix the tamarind into the water, then throw out the pits and large, undissolved pieces. add the tamarind water to the mixture. simmer for a few more minutes.
• 4 add the shrimp and tomatoes and allow soup to cook for an additional 2 minutes.
• 5 serve immdiately and garnish with cilantro.