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Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup
Dom Yam Gung
Preparation info
6 to 8
Servings- Difficulty
Easy
Appears in
Published 1981
The best known and loved of Thai soups, Dom Yam Gung, is a marvelous combination of tender shrimp floating in a rich broth, liberally spiced with chillies and tangy with lemon grass, lime juice and citrus leaves.
Ingredients
| vegetable oil | |
| Shells from shrimp |
Method
Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the shells until they turn pink. Add the chicken stock, salt, lemon grass, citrus leaves, lime rind and green chillies. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Strain the mixture through a sieve, return the liquid to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the shrimp to this boiling “stock” and cook them for 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce heat to si