Shrimp With Tomato Soup Recipe

Shrimp With Tomato Soup Recipe

1 liter water

620g medium size shrimps (shelled)

2 sliced galangal (crushed)

2 large onions (quartered)

2 big tomatoes (quartered)

2cm piece ginger root (crushed)

20 chilli paddy (bird's eye chili, crushed)

salt to taste

pepper to taste

juices of 9 limes

chopped spring onions and celery

20 sliced and fried shallots

2 tbsp oil

2 tsp sugar

Method:

Heat up oil in saucepan and fry the galangal, ginger, large onions and tomatoes. Mix in water, sugar and salt. Boil the soup for 10 minutes. Add more water if required. Put in the shrimps and cook for another 8 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle pepper and pour in the lime juice. Garnish with fried shallots, spring onions and celery. Serve.