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Tom Ka Kung (Spicy Thai Coconut Soup With Shrimp) is for Soup.

Tom Ka Kung (Spicy Thai Coconut Soup With Shrimp) takes several minutes to prepare.

Tom Ka Kung (Spicy Thai Coconut Soup With Shrimp) takes several minutes to cook.

Tom Ka Kung (Spicy Thai Coconut Soup With Shrimp) makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Tom Ka Kung (Spicy Thai Coconut Soup With Shrimp) are:

1 teaspoon vegetable oil
4 stalks fresh lemongrass, chopped
3 large shallots, chopped
8 sprigs fresh cilantro, chopped coarse
3 tablespoons fish sauce
32 ounces chicken broth
2 (14 ounce) cans coconut milk
1 tablespoon sugar
1 -2 cup sliced mushrooms
50 -60 raw shrimp (thawed)
3 tablespoons lime juice
2 teaspoons Thai red curry paste

Optional: jasmine rice, 3/4 cup per person

Here is how you make Tom Ka Kung (Spicy Thai Coconut Soup With Shrimp):

- Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat until just shimmering.- Add lemon grass, shallots, cilantro and 1 tbsp fish sauce; cook, stirring frequently, until just softened, 2 to 5 minutes (vegetables should not be brown).- Stir in chicken broth and 1 can of coconut milk; bring to simmer over high heat. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer until flavors have blended, 10 minutes.- Pour broth through fine mesh strainer and discard solids in strainer.- Rinse saucepan and return broth mixture to pan. Return pan to medium-high heat.- Stir remaining can coconut milk, curry paste*, and sugar into broth mixture and bring to simmer.- Reduce heat to medium, add mushrooms, and cook until just tender, 2 to 3 minutes.- Add shrimp. Let simmer until shrimps are cooked (Don't overcook the shrimp!)Optional: Serve with Jasmine rice.Serving Size: Makes 12 cups (10-12 servings)Number of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LAYONEE.

The nutritional information for Tom Ka Kung (Spicy Thai Coconut Soup With Shrimp) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 129.9

• Total Fat: 9.7 g
• Cholesterol: 47.6 mg
• Sodium: 851.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 4.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
• Protein: 8.1 g

Tom Ka Kung (Spicy Thai Coconut Soup With Shrimp) is Asian cuisine.