Name: Tangy Tomato Soup with Lemon Grass
Yield: Serves 2–4
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: fresh coriander leaves; 1 small chilli, sliced; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh coriander; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 tablespoons finely chopped spring onions; 1 egg white; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 1½ teaspoons salt; lemon rind; 450 g (1 lb) fresh or tinned tomatoes; 1.2 litres (2 pints) vegetable stock; 1 fresh lemon grass stalk or

Preparation info

Serves
2–4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ken Hom's Vegetarian Cookery

By Ken Hom

Published 1995

About

This Thai-Chinese recipe is so intertwined that it is difficult to differentiate the various contributors. The Thai cuisine specializes in hot, tangy, spicy soups that are refreshing and stimulating. The Chinese cuisine includes many soups that are as beautiful as they are flavoursome, providing the eggflower motif — attractive strands of lace-like white of egg. The lemon grass, refreshing and aromatic, is used in both cuisines. This impressive yet easy to make soup could be served at the g