Wednesday, December 5, 2007

hot and sour prawn soup (tom yum kung)


6 giant fresh water prawns,about 100 grams each
200 grams straw mushroom,halved
5-6 hot chilies, lightly crushed
5 slices matured galangal
2 stems lemon grass,cur diagonally
2-3 kaffir lime leaves, torm
2 coriander plants, cut into short length
3 tbsp fish sauce
1/4 cup lime juice
3 cups chicken stock

Wash, shell and de-vein the prawns, remove the heads but keep the tails intact.
Bring a pot of chicken stock to the boil. Add lemon grass, galangal and cook few minutes untill fragant.Then add the prawn; follow with mushroom and boil untill cook through ( about 5 minutes ).
Season with lime juice, chilies and fish sauce. Sprinkle kaffir lime leavesband coriander, turn off the heat.
Tranfer to a surving bowl and serve piping hot.

Serves 4

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