The Recipe
Vietnamese Sweet-Sour Shrimp Soup
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Ingredients
DESCRIPTION
Authentic Vietnamese ingredients, like tamarind pulp, chili paste, and fish sauce give this sweet-sour shrimp soup rich, bold flavor.Â
INGREDIENTS
- 2 tablespoons tamarind pulp (optional)
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced shallots
- 1 tablespoon salad oil
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon Asian chili paste or hot chili flakes
- 5 cups fat-skimmed chicken broth
- 1 pound (30 to 35 per lb.) shrimp, peeled, deveined, and rinsed
- 1 cup pineapple chunks (3/4 in.)
- 2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce (nuoc mam or nam pla) or reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup lime juice (6 tablespoons if you don't use tamarind pulp)
- 2 Roma tomatoes (6 oz. total), rinsed, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch wedges
- 2 cups (6 oz.) bean sprouts, rinsed and drained
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Thai or anise basil (rau hung que) or regular basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons chopped rice-paddy herb (ngo om) or fresh cilantro
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh Thai (hang prik) or serrano chilies
DIRECTIONS
NUTRITION
Calories | 0 | 0% | |
Cholesterol | 0 | 0% | |
Carbohydrates | 0 | 0% | |
Fat | 0 | 0% | |
Protein | 0 | 0% |
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