Hot Sour Thai Soup (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

→ Seafood

01 - 1 1/2 pounds uncooked medium shrimp, complete with heads

→ Aromatics

02 - 5 stems fresh lemongrass

03 - 15 Kaffir lime leaves, either fresh or frozen

04 - 1/2 onion, sliced into chunks

05 - 4-6 Thai chilies (or some Thai chili paste to your liking)

06 - 1 inch chunk galangal root (if you've got it)

→ Other Ingredients

07 - 1/3 cup plain cooking oil

08 - 6 cups water

09 - 2 tablespoons fish sauce

10 - 1 cup straw or button mushrooms, cut into slices

11 - 1 lime, squeezed

12 - Handful of cilantro and extra lime chunks for topping

# Instructions:

01 - Take off the shrimp heads and keep them nearby. Shell and clean the shrimp bodies

02 - Cook the shrimp heads with some salt in oil until they turn red and crunchy. Put aside

03 - Cut and ready the lemongrass, chop the galangal, then crush all your aromatics including the lime leaves, onion chunks, and hot chilies

04 - Let aromatics bubble in water for 5-10 minutes till you smell their scent. Take out any tough lemongrass bits if needed

05 - Toss in mushrooms and let them cook for 1 minute. Add your shrimp and fish sauce, cook for 45 seconds. Top it off with lime juice and your homemade shrimp oil

# Notes:

01 - Real Thai dish I learned while traveling across Thailand

02 - You can stir in some coconut milk at the end to make it creamy

03 - Works great over rice or eat it solo if you're watching carbs

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