Quick Coconut Soup

Another outstanding recipe from cooking light. Tastes like Tom Kha (Thai coconut soup) without all of the expense and fancy ingredients.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 4  teaspoons  chopped peeled fresh ginger
• 2  teaspoons fish sauce
• 1  teaspoon  minced garlic
• 1  teaspoon  grated lime rind
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  chili paste with garlic
• 6  ounces medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 1⁄2 cups light coconut milk
• 2  tablespoons  chopped green onions
• 3  teaspoons  chopped fresh cilantro
• 2  teaspoons fresh lime juice
• 1  cup  hot cooked basmati rice

Directions

1. Combine the first 7 ingredients in a medium saucepan, and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.
2. Remove from heat; stir in coconut milk, onions, chopped cilantro, and lime juice. Spoon rice into a soup bowl; ladle soup over rice.