Spicy Shrimp Soup
28 jumbo shrimp
6 ounces sliced white onions
1 medium tomato, sliced
2 to 3 medium pieces Thai ginger
3 1 inch slices of lemon grass
1 ounce chopped green onion
1 level tablespoon nam prik pao, more if you like spicy
26 ounces water
5 ounces fresh lime or lemon juice
5 ounces fish sauce
1 tablespoon ground red chili or to taste
Start heating the water. Add ginger, nam prik pao and lemon grass. Add the shrimp. Bring to a boil. After the soup has boiled for 2 minutes, add the white onions, tomatoes and mushrooms. In your serving bowl add the lime juice and fish sauce. Do not add this to the boiling soup. When the shrimp in cooked, place the soup in the serving bowl with the sauces. Garnish with the green onions, spice to taste with red chili and serve. 4 servings.
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