Sour And Spicy Prawn Soup

Ingredients 

• 12-16 medium prawns, shelled, de-veined 
• 1 tablespoon oil   
• 1 medium onion, chopped 
• 1 inch piece ginger, sliced 
• green chillies, roughly chopped 
• fresh red chilli, cut into slivers
• 1 teaspoon lemon rind 
• 6-8 fresh button mushrooms, sliced
• 3 kaffir lime leaves  
• 2 one inch stalks lemon grass, roughly chopped                     
• 4 cups chicken stock
• Salt to taste 
• ½ tablespoon fish sauce (nampla) 
• 2 tablespoons fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped 
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice 

Method 

1. Heat oil in a deep pan.  Add onion, ginger, green chillies, half the fresh red chillies, lemon rind, mushrooms, kaffir lime leaves, lemon grass and chicken stock.  Bring it to a boil and add salt and fish sauce (nampla). 
2. Add prawns and let them cook.  Once they are almost done, add coriander leaves, lemon juice and stir.
3. Serve hot garnished with the remaining red chilli slivers.

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