Dinner Recipe Hot and sour prawn soup

Dinner Recipe Hot and sour prawn soup

Ingredients:

• 1 bunch coriander


• 2 stalks lemongrass


• 8 cups (2 litres) chicken stock


• 6 kaffir lime leaves


• 2 cm piece ginger, thinly sliced


• 2 cloves garlic, sliced


• 2 tablespoons fish sauce


• 350g green prawns, peeled and deveined


• 100g button mushrooms, sliced


• 2 shallots, sliced


• 1/3 cup (80ml) lime juice


• 2-4 chillies, seeded and sliced

Instructions:

1. Cut roots from coriander about 3cm along the stem. Reserve leaves for later. Wash roots very well to remove dirt and chop finely. Bruise lemongrass using a meat mallet or hit with a rolling pin.


2. Bring stock to the boil in a large saucepan. Add coriander roots, lemongrass, lime leaves, ginger, garlic and fish sauce. Simmer for 10 minutes.


3. Add prawns, mushrooms and shallots and cook for 2-3 minutes, until prawns have changed colour.


4. Add lime juice and chilli to taste, and serve bowls of soup topped with coriander leaves.