Lemongrass Soup - Tom Yum

submitted by dave


This is a basic recipe for Lemongrass Soup (Thai, "Tom Yum"). Feel free to
use this as a base and add vegetables or replace meat for the seafood.

8 cups chicken stock
1/2 - 1 bunch cilantro
1 can straw mushroom
16 large shrimps, peeled, deveined
1 cup snow peas
1/3 cup shredded carrots (just for color)
juice of 1 lime
1/2 - 1 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 chili pepper, cut into rings
4 Tbsp. nam pla (or nuoc nam in Vietnamese -- anchovy sauce, can be found
in most Asian food stores and
some supermarkets) a few stalks of lemongrass (I would use about 6)

Bring the broth to a simmer.
Add crushed red pepper and shrimp and simmer for 5 min.
Add lemongrass and simmer for another 5 min.
Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer a few minutes more.
Be careful not to over cook or the vegetables will lose their color and
will get limp.

http://www.simpleinternet.com/recipes/
International Recipes OnLine
On-Line Culinary Discussion at Food.Chat:
http://www.simpleinternet.com/foodchat/

--
Rec.food.recipes is moderated by Patricia D Hill at .
Only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting.
Please allow several days for your submission to appear.
Archives: http://www.cdkitchen.com/rfr/ http://recipes.alastra.com/