Soup

Thai broth is for Soup.

Thai broth takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Thai broth takes 15 minutes to cook.

Thai broth makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Thai broth are:

- 3 sticks of lemon grass, crushed and bruised
- 2 inches ginger root, peeled crushed and bruised
- 6 kaffir lime leaves, ripped up
- 2 pints chicken stock
- 1-2 tbsp sugar
- 4-6 tbsp fish sauce
- juice of 1-2 limes
- 2-3 large prawns per person, shelled, deveined and butterflied
- 1 handful of mixed coriander and thai (sweet) basil

garnish:
2 fresh chillies, seeds removed, sliced
1 red pepper, finely sliced
4 spring onions, finely sliced

Here is how you make Thai broth:

In a pestle and mortar bash together lemon grass, ginger and lime leaves. Place this in a pot with the stock, bring it to boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Add sugar, fish sauce and lime juice to taste (try to achieve a slightly sweet, sour, salty and savoury balance)Add the prawns to the broth and cook for 1 minutes. Remove the prawns and divide them over 4 bowls, topped with fresh herbs and garnish. Finish the soup by pouring broth (filter out ginger and lemon grass!) into each bowl.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ANNA_WIND.

The nutritional information for Thai broth is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 68.4

• Total Fat: 0.5 g
• Cholesterol: 23.9 mg
• Sodium: 1,761.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 11.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
• Protein: 5.2 g

Thai broth is Asian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Thai broth is Low Fat