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Thai Tom Yum Soup

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Servings: 4

Ingredients

250 g shrimps

250 g white button mushrooms

2 red chillies

2 cm ginger root

2 lemongrass stalks

3 tbs tom yum paste

1 l coconut milk

500 ml water (2 cups)

8 kaffir lime leaves

1 tbs sugar

3 tbs soy sauce

3 tbs fish sauce

Slice the chillies and ginger finely.
Flatten the lemongrass stalks with the back of a knife and cut into 2 cm pieces.
Mix everything except the shrimps and mushrooms in a pot and cook for at least 30 min.
Cut the mushrooms into quarters. Cook with the shrimps in the pot for another 5 min. and then serve.