Hot and sour shrimp soup

Directions

1. In a large stockpot, bring water, lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaf to a boil over high heat. As the water is boiling, add fish sauce and tamarind paste. Boil until tamarind paste is melted.

2. Add the onion, nam prik pao, and straw mushrooms. Boil for 5 minutes.

3. Add the shrimp. When the shrimp is nearly cooked add the chili peppers and tomatoes. Turn off the heat.

4. Drizzle in the lime juice. At this point, you may want to add more fish sauce.

5. When you are ready to serve, ladle soup into a bowl and garnish with cilantro.

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