Hot and Sour Soup With Prawns

• 1 12 liters chicken stock
• 1 12 tablespoons tom yam paste
• 4 kaffir lime leaves, finely chopped
• 1 stalk lemongrass, tender inner part only, roughly chopped
• 1 lime, juiced
• 4 tablespoons fish sauce
• 3 small fresh red chilies, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 150 g button mushrooms, halved or quartered
• 500 g peeled raw prawns
• 5 small spring onions, cut into short lengths and then into strips
• 1 bunch coriander, chopped

1. Heat the stock and tom yam paste in a good sized pot with the lime leaves, lemon grass, lime juice, fish sauce, chillies and sugar.
2. Bring to a boil and add the mushrooms, simmering for a couple more minutes.
3. Add prawns and spring onions, cooking for a further 2-3 minutes or until the prawns are cooked but tender.
4. Sprinkle with a little coriander and serve.

chicken, lime, stalk lemongrass, lime, fish sauce, red chilies, sugar, button mushrooms, spring onions, coriander

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hot-and-sour-soup-with-prawns-33842 (may not work)