Hot and Sour Seafood Soup (Thai)
- 1/2 pound shrimp small, fresh, deveined, shells reserved
- 2 quarts chicken broth
- 2 each serrano chiles green, seeded and chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 x limes zest of
- 4 each kaffir lime leaves
- 3 stalks lemongrass cut into 1inch pieces
- 1/2 pound scallops
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 3 each limes juice of
- 3 tablespoons cilantro fresh, chopped
- 1 each serrano chiles red, chopped, and slivered
- 6 each mushrooms, shiitake sliced
- 2 each scallions, spring or green onions sliced, julienne
- Combine shrimp shells with stock, chilies, salt, lime, zest, lime leaves and lemongrass stalks in heavy non-aluminum pot.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Strain.
- Returnliquid to pot and place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
- Add shrimp and scallops and cook for 1 minute.
- Stir in fish sauce and juice of limes.
- Add chopped cilantro, slivered red chili and shiitake slices, and green onions.
- Stir and pour into a tureen or ladle into individual bowls.
shrimp, chicken broth, serrano chiles, salt, lime leaves, stalks lemongrass, scallops, fish sauce, limes juice of, cilantro, serrano chiles, mushrooms, scallions
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/hot-sour-seafood-soup-thai-36345 (may not work)