Tom Yam Kung, Delicious
- 1 pint water
- 12 lb shrimp
- 14 lb mushroom
- 1 stalk lemongrass
- 3 -4 fresh lime leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped coriander or 1 tablespoon cilantro
- 12 teaspoon ground chili powder (Adjust to taste)
- 12 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 -2 jalapeno, more if you like hotter (Sliced or diced)
- 2 green onions
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce (I used Veit Huong - 3 Crab Brand)
- Separate and save shrimp heads, remove shrimp from shells and devein and butterfly.
- Pour water into pot with the lemon grass, kaffir-lime leaves, sea salt and shrimp heads.
- Simmer for 1 hour.
- Add Additional water if to much evaporation occured to return to the original level.
- Add mushrooms, jalapenos and green onions.
- Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add shrimp, lime juice , ground chile powder to taste and fish sauce.
- Cook for 3 to 5 minutes till shrimp are done.
- Garnish each bowl with chopped coriander before serving.
water, shrimp, mushroom, stalk lemongrass, lime, coriander, ground chili powder, salt, lime juice, hotter, green onions, fish sauce
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tom-yam-kung-delicious-274165 (may not work)