Name: Tom Yum Goong
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 30 medium shrimp; 4 C water; 10 thin Gingerroot slices; 2 Lemongrass stalks (sliced); 3 tbsp Lemon Juice; 3 tbsp Fish Sauce; 2-4 Serrano Chiles (sliced); 4 kaffir Lime Leaves (coarsely broken); 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tbsp Cilantro Leaves

Tom Yum Goong

Hot & Sour Shrimp Soup

Servings

Ingredients

30medium shrimp
4C Water
10 thin Gingerroot slices
2 Lemongrass stalkssliced
3tbsp Lemon Juice
3 tbsp Fish Sauce
2-4 Serrano Chilessliced
4 kaffir Lime Leavescoarsely broken
1/2tsp Salt
2tbsp Cilantro Leaves

Instructions

Shell shrimp and remove devein
Bring water to a boil in a 2 qt saucepan
Add gingerroot and lemon grass
Add shrimp to saucepan and bring to a boil
Add lemon juice, fish sauce, chilies, lime leaves and salt
Boil for 2 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink
Ladle into individual bowls
Top each serving with cilantro leaves.