43 thai shrimp coconut milk soup Recipes

fish sauce, coconut milk (not the reduced fat kind. fat makes it taste delicious!), chicken stock (i use the paste that comes in little jars. it has no msg and is all-natural, without tsp), water, lemongrass , root (two inch sprigs, chopped into tiny slices), kaffir lime leaf (or other lime leaf, tossed in whole) (optional), lime , juice of, garlic cloves (or more depending on your preference), silken tofu, drained and cut into 1/2 inch cubes, shrimp (optional), mushroom (any kind, such as white , shiitake, portobello, etc. i mostly use shiitake because i keep a giant con), red chili paste (i like sriracha brand. add more to taste.), grated fresh gingerroot, chopped cilantro (for garnish ), thai basil, for garnish (optional)

chicken stock or 1 1/4 pint stock made from oxo or bullion, stalks lemongrass , lower 1/3 minced or mashed in a mortar (or 6tsp of prepared lemongrass from a jar), kaffir lime leaves (depending on size of leaf), juice from 2 fresh limes or 4tbsp concentrated lime juice, cocuonut milk (or 1 block of coconut cream + 1/2 pint milk), ready cooked shrimp/prawns, thai or singapore fish sauce, red chilies, minced or 1/2 -1 tsp. dried crushed chili (to suit your taste), garlic, minced (or from a lazy garlic jar), fresh ginger (or 4tsp from lazy ginger jar), generous cups of fresh shiitake mushrooms or pack of dried shiitake or chestnut or button mushroom (whatever you have in the fridge), fresh coriander, sugar (to taste, so the soup is sweeter rather than tart ), al: a handful of cherry tomatoes or red bell pepper thin sliced