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Hot and Sour thai Soup is for Soup.

Hot and Sour thai Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Hot and Sour thai Soup takes 15 minutes to cook.

Hot and Sour thai Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Hot and Sour thai Soup are:

8 cups chicken broth
2 stalks fresh lemongrass, sliced on a bias in 2-inch pieces
4 kaffir lime leaves
1-inch piece fresh ginger, sliced
2 red chiles
2 Tbsp fish sauce
1 1/2 tsp sugar (or sugar supplement)
2 limes, juiced
2 green onions, sliced
1 handful fresh cilantro

** You can also add anything else to the soup you like (E.g. potatoes, peeled shrimp, cooked chicken, tofu, carrot, mushrooms, etc)

Here is how you make Hot and Sour thai Soup:

Bring stock to a boil over medium heat in a saucepan. Add lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, ginger, and chiles. Lower the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes to let the spices infuse the broth.Uncover and add the fish sauce, sugar, and other vegetables that you choose to include (such as potato, mushrooms, carrot). Simmer for 5 minutes. (If you include shrimp, chicken, toss in and cook for 8 min).Remove from heat and add lime juice, green onions, and cilantro. Taste for salt and spices- you should have an equal balance of spicy, salty, and sour.NOTE: Lemongrass and lime leaves are for flavour only and should not be eaten! (If you like, you can strain these out after broth is infused).Makes 6 servings.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JEFFRE8.

The nutritional information for Hot and Sour thai Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 68.8

• Total Fat: 1.4 g
• Cholesterol: 6.7 mg
• Sodium: 1,745.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 13.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
• Protein: 2.0 g

Hot and Sour thai Soup is Asian cuisine.