Tom Yum soup

• 5 cup water
• 3 shallots finely chopped
• 2 stalks of lemongrass bruise cut into 1 inch segments
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 tbsp fresh minced ginger
• 20 medium shrimp shelled but with tail left on
• 1 can straw mushrooms (my favorite) drained
• 3 tsp sliced kaffir lime leaves or lime zest
• 3 tbsp lime juice
• 3 Thai chili peppers or grove peppers seeded and minced

1. in a medium sized soup pot add water, shallots, lemongrass, fish sauce, and ginger bring to boil then simmer 3 minutes.
2. add shrimp and straw mushrooms and cook till shrimp turns pink.
3. stir in remaining ingredients.
4. cover and remove from heat let steep for 5-10 minutes then serve.

water, shallots, stalks of lemongrass bruise, fish sauce, ginger, shrimp, mushrooms, lime, lime juice, chili peppers

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/335341-tom-yum-soup (may not work)