Spicy Prawn Soup

Name: Spicy Prawn Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons fish sauce or light soy sauce; 1.2 litres(2 pints) home-made chicken stock or quality store-bought fresh stock; 225g (8 oz) raw unpeeled prawns, fresh or frozen; 1 or 2 fresh red chillies, seeded and finely shredded; salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; handful fresh coriander sprigs; 1-2 teaspoons chilli powder (optional); 1 tablespoon lime zest; 2 tablespoons lime juice

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Ken Hom's Quick Wok

By Ken Hom

Published 2002

About

This is a fast version of a Thai-style soup that is easy to make and extremely tasty. Perfect for a dinner party too. If you like your food really spicy, include a teaspoon or two of chilli powder.

Ingredients

225g (8 oz) raw unpeeled prawns, fresh or frozen
1.2

Asia
China
Dinner
Soup
Spicy

Method

If using frozen prawns, defrost thoroughly. Peel the prawns and discard the shells. Using a small sharp knife, remove the fine digestive cord. Wash the prawns in cold water, rinse well and pat dry with kitchen paper.
In a wok, bring the stock to simmering point. Add the chillies, salt, pepper, fish sauce or soy sauce, lime zest and lime juice. If you like it sp