Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Shrimp | 100g cooked | 99 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Lemon Grass | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Cilantro | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 pound of medium-size shrimps
- 1 dozen mushrooms
- 1 stalk of lemon grass
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 3 lime leaves
- 6 green peppercorns
- 3 slices fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 2 tablespoons of fish sauce (or 4 tablespoons of soy sauce)
- 3 tablespoons of lime juice
- 6 hot peppers, pounded lightly (less, depending on taste)
- 1/2 cup of roughly chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves
Directions
Remove the shrimp shell but leave the tails (for appearance).
Then cut open the back of each shrimp to remove the veins.
Clean the mushrooms with water and dry them well before cutting each into quarters.
Trim root and tough layers from lemon grass.
Thinly slice first six inches.
Bring 2 cups of stock to boil.
Bring 4 cups of water to boil, then add the stock, lemon grass, lime leaves, and shrimps.
When the shrimps turn pink, add mushrooms, ginger, peppercorns and salt.
Remove the pot from heat after boiling.
Add fish sauce, lime juice, and hot peppers to taste.
Serve the soup while still hot in individual soup cups and top each cup with a sprinkle of coriander.