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Tom Yum Goong "Thai Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup"

The Thai cuisine menu is well-known all around the world. With hues that you can eat. With the right balance of sour, spicy, and salty flavors. There's also a tomato, galangal, lemongrass, lime leaves, and other deodorant herbs. Add a little of fragrance With therapeutic properties. It is a meal that has made Thailand famous all over the world. It comes from the savory flavor. Furthermore, avant-garde We switched to Tom Yum Shrimp a long time ago. The flavor is strong, but it's not difficult to make it mellow. Who hasn't at least attempted to eat it?

INGREDIENTS

• Water or stock -- 6 cups
• Fish sauce -- 1 or 2 tablespoons
• Kaffir lime leaves -- 4
• Lemongrass, white part of stalk only, crushed --1 stalk
• Galangal (optional), cut into thin rounds -- 2 pieces
• Garlic, crushed -- 2 cloves
• Salt and pepper -- to taste
• Shrimp, peeled and deveined -- 1 1/2 pounds
• Scallions, chopped -- 1/2 bunch
• Straw mushrooms (optional) -- 1 cup
• Limes, juice only -- 2
• Cilantro, chopped -- 1/2 bunch
• Thai chile peppers, sliced into rounds -- 2 or 3

METHOD

• In a large pot over medium heat, bring the water or stock, fish sauce, lime leaves, lemongrass, galangal, garlic, salt, and pepper to a boil. Reduce to a low heat and cook for 15 to 20 minutes.
•  Remove from heat and allow to steep for another 10 minutes. Solids should be strained through a fine-mesh sieve and discarded.
• Over medium-low heat, bring the stock back to a simmer. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the shrimp, scallions, and mushrooms are cooked through, about 5 to 6 minutes over medium-low heat.
• Season with salt and pepper, then stir in the lime juice, cilantro, and chilies.