Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup

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Title: Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup
Categories: Vietnamese, Seafood, Soups
Yield: 6 servings

1/2 lb Medium raw shrimp
1 tb Vegatable oil
5 c Chicken broth
2 Slalks lemongrass, cut into
-2 inch pieces and crushed
Peel of 1/2 lime
1 Serranor or jalepeno chile,
-cut in half
1/2 c Canned straw mushrooms
2 1/2 tb Fresh lime juice
1 tb Fish sauce (Nuoc mom)
Garnish:
2 Green onions(including
-tops), thinly sliced
2 tb Coarsely chopped cilantro
1 1/2 tb Coarsely chopped mint leaves
1 Serrano or jelapeno chile,
-seeded and slivered

1. Shell the shrimp, rinse the shells and pat them dray. Cut the
shrimp in half horizontally and rinse out the sand veins. 2. Place a
large pot over high heat until hot. Add the oil, swirling to coat the
surface. Add the shrimp shells; cook until they turn pink, abt 30
seconds. Add the brooth, lemon grass, lime peel, and chile. Bring to
aboil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medioum-low, cover, and
simmer for 20 minutes. Strain the broth, discarding the seasonings.
Return the broth to the pot and heat tto simmering. Add the shrimp
and straw mushrooms and cook until the shrimp turn pink, about 2
minutes. Stir in the lime juice and fish sauce. To serve, lade into
individual soup bowls. Garnish with green onio, cilantro, mint leaves
and chile.

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