Hot And Sour Shrimp Noodle Soup

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 1/4 cups chicken broth, hot
• 2 red chili peppers, deseeded and halved, plus extra sliced to garnish
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, sliced
• 2 kaffir lime leaves (optional)
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised
• 2 limes, one juiced and one cut into wedges
• 1 tablespoon superfine sugar
• 4 1/2 ounces shiitake mushrooms or 4 1/2 ounces oyster mushrooms, sliced
• 9 ounces raw jumbo shrimp, peeled
• 2 pak choi, chopped
• 7 ounces rice noodles

Recipe

• 1 put the broth, halved chili peppers, ginger, lime leaves (if using), fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice and sugar in a big saucepan and bring to the boil.
• 2 cover and simmer for 4 mins then strain into a clean pan.
• 3 add the mushrooms and shrimp and cook for 2-3 mins until the shrimp turn pink.
• 4 add the pak choi and leave to wilt for 1 minute.
• 5 cook the noodles according to packet instructions and divide among 4 bowls.
• 6 ladle the soup over the noodles, garnish with red chili and lime wedges and serve.