Hot and sour soup with lemongrass, chilli and mushrooms.
Ingredients
- 1 litre chicken stock
- 2 stalks lemongrass (or lemon zest)
- 3 slices ginger
- 2 chillies
- 150 g mushrooms
- 250 g prawns or chicken
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
- 3 tbsp lemon or lime juice
- 1 handful coriander (optional)
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Method
- Bruise the lemongrass and simmer with ginger and chilli in the stock for 10 minutes.
- Add the mushrooms and chicken or prawns and simmer until cooked.
- Take off the heat and add fish sauce and lemon juice to taste.
- Scatter with coriander and serve.
Cheaper swaps & tips
- Lemon zest and a little lemon juice replaces lemongrass.