Thailand - Hot & Sour Mushroom Soup (Tom Yam Het)

Hot & Sour Mushroom Soup 

(Tom Yam Het)

Yield: 3 servings

Ingredients

-       3 c Vegetable stock

-       1 ts Nam Prik Pow sauce

-       1 Inch Lemon grass -- finely chopped into rings

-       3 Kaffir lime leaves -- roughly torn into three

-       1 ts Sugar

-       2 tb Lemon juice

-       2 oz Oyster mushrooms -- coarsely separated -OR- button mushrooms

-       2 sm Fresh red or green chilis

Directions

-       In a large pan, bring the vegetable stock to the boil and stir in the Nam Prik Pow sauce.

-       Add the remaining ingredients and simmer, stirring well until the mushrooms are just cooked but still al dente.

-       Pour into a serving bowl and garnish with coriander leaves.