Fresh And Easy Thai Hot And Sour Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 cups fish stock or 2 fish bouillon cubes (along with 2 1/2 cups boiling water) or 2 shrimp bouillon cubes (along with 2 1/2 cups boiling water)
• 4 kaffir lime leaves
• 4 slices fresh ginger (1/2 inch each)
• 1 red chili, seeded sliced
• 1 stalk lemongrass (whole)
• 4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 3 1/2 ounces dry rice noodles
• 3 ounces baby spinach
• 4 ounces tiger shrimp, cooked peeled
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 put the stock, lime leaves, ginger, chili and lemongrass in a saucepan. cover and bring to a boil. add the mushrooms and reduce heat to a simmer. cook for 2 minutes.
• 2 break the noodles into short lengths, drop into the soup and simmer for 3 minutes. add the shrimp and spinach and simmer for 2 minutes (until shrimp are heated thru). add the lemon juice. remove and discard the lemongrass stalk and season with black pepper before serving.