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Hot & sour soup

Recipe by rabz of Dhaka, BD

10 comments
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This is the first choice of my kids & in laws, when I ask them which soup???The fragrance of lemon grass, ginger, spring onion & cilantro is breath taking & the hot & sour taste is irresistible.

Ingredients non vegetarian 1 servings


    • 2 tbsp oil
    • chicken breasts cut into strips
    • 5 -6 jumbo shrimps
    • 2 cloves of crushed garlic
    • 1 tsp grated ginger
    • 7 fresh red chilli chopped
    • 4 stalks lemon grass cut into 2 inch pieces
    • 1 cup mushrooms
    • 4 cup chicken stock
    • 3 tbsp fish sauce
    • 1 tbsp chili sauce
    • Salt to your taste
    • 2 tbsp corn flour mixed with 1 tbsp water
    • 6 spring onions cut into circles.
    • 2 tbsp chopped coriander 
    • 2 whole lemon's juice.

    Directions

    1. In a soup pot heat the oil add the chicken strips & shrimps. Fry until it changes color.
    2. Add the stared items & fry all until a nice fragrance  is in the air.
    3. Pour the stock & bring to the boil and simmer for 10 min
    4. Add the fish/chili sauce.
    5. Add corn flour mixture & stir until it turns thick.
    6. Adjust the salt to your taste
    7. Add the spring onion & chopped coriander
    8. Pour in the lemon juice, give it a stir & remove from heat.
    9. Serve hot with wontons or spring rolls.

    Comments

    Khuserv

    Hi Satish, you can try lime leaves if you don't have lemon grass that is what I do and it is not that bad.

    Satish J Malhotra

    What is the substitute of lemon grass available in the market of Delhi

    rabz

    rabz

    Hi Sonali, Lemon grass (Gavati chaha) is a green from the grass species and a herb in Asian cuisine. It has a citrus flavor and can be dried and powdered, or used fresh.It is used allot in Thai, Malay, Indonesian recipes. In this recipe fresh is te best. U may ask 4 it in Oriental shops as it is found in abundance. Hope tis helps. Cheers.

    sonali

    hi rabz can you pls expl me what is mean by lemon grass

    rabz

    rabz

    Sorry stared items were ginger/garlic, lemon grass, mushroom, red chilli. cheers.

    rabz

    rabz

    Thanks Swati , Christy & coolcook for ur apreciation.Take my words, who ever has made it in the same manner & with the same ingredients has found it very satisfying. Cheers

    swati dhingra

    swati dhingra

    hi rabz i will try this soup for sure because my husband loves hot n sour soup n this is easy to make.thanks.

    coolcook

    Hay there,I haven't found this recipe in KK yet so it's good you have posted it. It's my all time favourite soup. Thanks.

    christy gerald

    christy gerald

    Hi Rabz!,This one will be useful to many viewers here.Bye!.

    rabz

    rabz

    Sorry for posting this in the rice category it should be in the soups.

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