Vietnamese Spicy & Sour Soup

• 450 g medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 5 ml cornstarch, for dusting
• 45 ml peanut oil
• 1 1/2 liters chicken stock
• 30 ml tamarind paste
• 80 ml water
• 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 350 g pineapple, fresh, peeled and cubed
• 1 large tomatoes, chopped
• 250 ml okra, thinly sliced
• 2 red chilies, thinly sliced
• 200 g bean sprouts
• 30 ml Thai fish sauce
• 10 ml ginger, thinly sliced
• 1 garlic clove, crushed and roughly chopped
• 20 ml sugar
• 2 ml salt
• 2 shallots, minced
• 125 ml fresh coriander leaves

1. Whisk tamarind with 80 ml water and set aside.
2. Dust shrimp with cornstarch. Heat 30 ml/2 tbsp of oil in large frying pan over medium heat and stir-fry shrimp just until pink, 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
3. In large saucepan, heat stock and tamarind juice over medium heat. Add celery, pineapple, tomato, okra, ginger, garlic and chilies; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; add sprouts. Stir in fish sauce, sugar and salt.
4. Heat remaining 15 ml/1 tbsp oil in frying pan and stir-fry shallots until golden, taking care not to burn, about four minutes.
5. Add shrimp to soup, stirring to combine. Remove from heat and serve, garnished with shallots and fresh cilantro. Serves 6-8.
6. Note: Try to use fresh pineapple, not canned, for this dish. It makes all the difference.

shrimp, cornstarch, peanut oil, chicken, tamarind paste, water, stalks celery, pineapple, tomatoes, okra, red chilies, bean sprouts, fish sauce, ginger, garlic, sugar, salt, shallots, coriander leaves

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/vietnamese-spicy-sour-soup-414407 (may not work)