Thai Shrimp And Rice Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 cups chicken stock
• 4 cups water
• 1 tablespoon green curry paste
• 4 garlic cloves, smashed
• 2 inches ginger, peeled and sliced
• 1 teaspoon coriander seed, crushed
• 2 cups cilantro (to garnish) or 2 cups thai basil, plus some extra (to garnish)
• 1 cup jasmine rice
• 3/4 cup medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
• 1/4 lb snow peas, trimmed and cut into strips
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• salt
• lime wedge (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 combine stock, water, curry paste, garlic, ginger, coriander, cilantro in a stockpot.
• 2 simmer until ginger is softened, about 15 minutes.
• 3 strain in a sieve lined with paper towels, and discard solids.
• 4 return to stockpot.
• 5 add rice, simmer uncovered 15 minutes.
• 6 add shrimp and cook through until it turns pink, 3-4 minutes.
• 7 add coconut milk, fish sauce and snow peas, cook 2-3 minutes more.
• 8 remove from heat, stir in lime juice.
• 9 garnish with lime wedges and extra basil or cilantro.