Hot And Sour Coconut Soup

• 5 cups stock
• 9 pieces of one inch Galangal
• 9 craked kaffir lime leaves
• 3 lemon grass stocks, cut
• 5 tablespoons lemon or lime juice
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1-2 tablespoons chilli paste (you can also buy this in pre-made hot and sour soup)
• 20 muchrooms, cut
• *2-3 chicken breasts or 15 prawns
• 2 fresh thai chillies, craked or sliced (remove seeds to reduce heat)
• 1-1.5 cans of coconut milk
• Coriander for garnish

1. 1. In a large pot put the stock, galangal, lime leaves and lemon grass. Boild for 10 minutes, or 20 if using regualar stock.
2. 2. Turn to low and add the juice, chilli paste and fish sauce. Let simmer for a few minutes and make sure to stir the chilli past!
3. 3. At the mushrooms and meat. Let them cook fully. Try not to over cook if you are cooking shrimp.
4. 4. Add the coconut milk and stir (make sure to shake can before use to mix). Cook on low for a few minutes, make sure not to cook to high so that the coconut milk doesn't curdal.
5. 5. Add the chillies (warn guest not to eat as they are HOT). Then serve. If you want you can add coriander.
6. 6. TA-DA

stock, lime leaves, lemon grass stocks, lemon, fish sauce, chilli paste, muchrooms, chicken breasts, fresh thai, coconut milk

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/hot-and-sour-coconut-soup-50107020 (may not work)