Clear Prawn Thai Soup

Serves: 2
Prep time: 35 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 8 Chinese or button mushrooms
  • 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 Tbsp grated ginger
  • 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp of honey
  • 12 prawns, peeled
  • 4 spring onions sliced
  • 1 lemon grass stalk, halved lengthways and gently crushed to release the flavour
  • 1 red chilli
  • salt and pepper to season
  • fresh coriander to garnish

Method

  1. To rehydrate Chinese mushrooms, place them in a bowl and cover with boiling water and soak for approximately 35 minutes.
  2. Place the stock, garlic, ginger, rice wine vinegar and the honey in a heavy based pan. Bring to a medium heat, always stirring, until gently simmering.
  3. Add the prawns, spring onions, lemongrass, chilli and mushrooms and continue to simmer for 20 minutes.

Suitable for;

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