Tom Yum Koong (Shrimp Soup)
| Yield: | 10 Servings |
| Categories: | Soups |
| 1 | qt | Fish stock |
| 2 | Stalks lemon grass; bruised | |
| 2 | -(up to) | |
| 3 | "Kaffir" lime leaves (use lime zest if you can't get it) | |
| 2 | Coriander [cilantro] plants; chopped | |
| 1 | tb | Fresh ground ginger |
| Ground chili powder (prok phom) to taste | ||
| 4 | tb | Red chilies in vinegar (prik dong) |
| 4 | tb | Green chilies in fish sauce (prik nam pla) |
| 3 | -(up to) | |
| 4 | Limes; juice of | |
| 2 | -(up to) | |
| 3 | tb | Sliced bamboo shoots or coconut shoots |
| 2 | -(up to) | |
| 3 | tb | "chilies in oil" (prik nam pao) |
| Raw shrimp (about 15 to the pound in size) |
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