Thai Style- Hot & Sour Prawn/ Shrimp Soup

Submitted by Jubes

"Quick and Simple. A very easy recipe. Great for lunch or an easy dinner. This recipe is also gluten free if you use a gluten free vegetable stock. You can vary the amount of chillies used to your taste. For a vegetarian dish- leave out the prawns and add some tofu instead"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 100 g dried rice vermicelli (sometimes referred to as rice stick noodles)
• 1 1⁄4 liters vegetable stock (5 cups)
• 1 stalk lemongrass, pale section only thinly sliced
• 6 fresh kaffir lime leaves, roughly torn
• 2 long fresh red chilies, deseeded and thinly sliced
• 3 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced or 1 teaspoon bottled grated gingerroot
• 100 g green beans, topped and cut into 3cm lengths
• 12 button mushrooms, halved
• 350 g peeled green prawns (present nicely with tail left intact)
• 16 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

directions

1. Place the rice vermicelli in a large heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Set aside for 5 minutes and drain off the water.
2. Using the same saucepan, combine the stock, lemongrass, lime leaves, chilli and ginger. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Add the beans and mushrooms. Continue to simmer for another 2 minutes.
4. Add the prawns and tomatos. Simmer for another 2-3 minutes , or until the prawns have changed colour.
5. Stir in the lime juice.
6. Divide the noodles among 4 serving bowls. Ladle the soup over the top. Serve immediately.