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Thai Kitchen Recipes

Sour Prawn Soup

Among the delicacies caught off Thailand’s Gulf Coast are the giant shrimp that are dignified with the name of prawns. However, any large shrimp will do for this flavorful and filling soup. Make the soup a main course by serving it over a mound of cooked Thai Kitchen® Jasmine Rice.



  • Cook Time:10 minutes
  • Prep Time:10 minutes
  • Level of Difficulty:medium
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Ingredients:

3/4 pound prawns or large shrimp, unpeeled

2 teaspoons Thai Kitchen® Green Curry Paste

4 ounces straw mushrooms

1/2 cup shredded green (unripe) papaya or carrot

1/2 cup green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces

1 cup Chinese cabbage, cut into 1-inch pieces

2 tablespoons tamarind paste

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon Thai Kitchen® Premium Fish Sauce

Directions:

SIMMER prawns in enough water to cover in large saucepan 1 to 2 minutes or just until they turn pink. Cool prawns in the stock, then peel. Reserve 2 cups of the stock. 

BRING reserved 2 cups stock to boil in saucepan on high heat. Stir in green curry paste. Add mushrooms, green papaya, green beans and Chinese cabbage. Return to boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until vegetables are just tender. Stir in tamarind paste, sugar and fish sauce.

TO SERVE, divide prawns among each bowl. Ladle soup over prawns.

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