Tom Yum Soup

Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 Servings
Source: cooking.nytimes.com
Category: Soup

Ingredients
3 cups Chicken Broth
1 tablespoon Tom Yum Paste
2 whole Kaffir Lime Leaves
1 whole Lemon Grass (roughly chopped)
1⁄2 whole Lime (juiced)
2 tablespoons Fish Sauce
1 whole Thai Chili (sliced)
1⁄2 teaspoon Sugar
1 cup Mushrooms (sliced)
2 whole Green Onions (sliced)
1⁄4 cup Cilantro (chopped)
8 ounces Shrimp (peeled and deveined)

Directions
  1. In a medium saucepan, combine chicken broth, tom yum paste, kaffir lime leaves, lemon grass, lime juice and fish sauce. Add chili and sugar, and stir.
  2. Place over high heat to bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low. Add mushrooms, and simmer 1 to 2 minutes. Add shrimp and scallions, and simmer until shrimp is barely opaque, 2 to 3 more minutes.
  3. To serve, divide soup between bowls. Garnish each with cilantro.