Hot And Sour Soup (Nigella Lawson)

• 6 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon tom yam hot and sour paste
• 4 fresh lime leaves, finely chopped (optional)
• 1 stalk lemongrass, bottom, inner part only, roughly chopped
• 1 lime, juiced
• 4 tablespoons fish sauce (nam pla)
• 2 -3 small fresh red chilies, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 1/2 cups mushrooms, quartered
• 1 lb peeled raw shrimp
• 5 small scallions, sliced thin
• 1 bunch cilantro, leaves chopped

1. In a medium saucepan, heat chicken stock, tom yam paste, lime leaves, lemon grass, lime juice, fish sauce, chiles, and sugar. Once it has come to a boil, add mushrooms and simmer for 2 minutes. Add shrimp and scallions and cook for 2 to 3 minutes allowing the shrimp to cook but still be tender. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve immediately. Place extra cilantro on the table for people to add more.

chicken stock, sour paste, lime leaves, stalk lemongrass, lime, fish sauce, red chilies, sugar, mushrooms, shrimp, scallions, cilantro

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hot-and-sour-soup-nigella-lawson-403296 (may not work)