Spiced Shrimps Tom Yam Soup Recipe

Spiced Shrimps Tom Yam Soup Recipe

3 cups medium sized shrimps (shelled)

4 cups seafood stock

2 tbsp pounded peppercorns and coriander roots mixed to a paste

6 chilies (crushed)

3 stalks lemon grass (sliced)

12 lime leaves

4 tbsp fish sauce

4 tbsp lime juice

3 slices fresh galangal

3 tbsp chopped coriander sprigs

Method:

Bring 2 cups of broth to a boil. Add the peppercorn paste. Leave to boil stirring well. Put in the galangal slices and lemon grass. Add more broth or seafood stock and bring to boil again. Add shrimps. Season to taste with lime juice, fish sauce and crushed chilies. Sprinkle with chopped coriander before serving.