Hot and sour prawn soup

Name: Hot and sour prawn soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 40 g dried shiitake mushrooms; boiling water; 2 stalks fresh lemongrass; 2 bunches fresh coriander; 3 - 6 fresh bird's eye chillies; 3 fresh kaffir lime leaves; 1 fresh tomato; 2 cm piece fresh ginger; 3 garlic cloves; 2 cm piece fresh galangal; 70 g eschalots; 1 tsp Chicken stock paste; 700 g water; 2 tsp tom yum sauce; 40 g fish sauce; 2 tsp sugar; 200 g medium raw prawns; 1 tbsp lime juice; 1 spring onion/shallot

3.9 17 ratings

Prep. 15min

Total 45min

4 portions

Ingredients

dried shiitake mushrooms
40 g
boiling water for soaking
fresh lemongrass tough outer layer removed, cut into pieces (2 cm)
2 stalks
fresh coriander (bunches cut into thirds), plus extra leaves for garnishing
2 bunches
fresh bird's eye chillies trimmed, deseeded if preferred and cut into halves (see Tips)
3 - 6
fresh kaffir lime leaves
3
fresh tomato (approx. 150 g), cut into quarters
1
piece fresh ginger peeled and cut into pieces (1 cm)
2 cm
garlic cloves
3
piece fresh galangal peeled
2 cm
eschalots cut into halves
70 g
Chicken stock paste (see Tips)
1 tsp
water
700 g
tom yum sauce
2 tsp
fish sauce
40 g
sugar
2 tsp
medium raw prawns peeled
200 g
lime juice
1 tbsp
spring onion/shallot trimmed, cut into halves and shredded lengthways, for garnishing
1