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Asian Style Shrimp and Noodle Soup
This Asian-inspired soup is flavorful and easy to make.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
4
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 6 cups water
- 2 chicken broth 10 fluid ounce cans
- lime juice of 1/2 lime
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice
- 1 ginger peeled chunk (about the size of a teaspoon
- 1 teaspoon Chili pepper optional
- 1 tablespoon basil chopped, fresh
- 1 tablespoon mint chopped, fresh
- 2 tablespoons cilantro chopped, fresh
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1-2 tablespoons spring onions chopped
- 1/3 lb. chinese noodles style
- 3/4 pound Shrimp medium
Instructions
- If shrimp are frozen, run them under cool water until thawed. Peel and devein. Set aside.
- Add water, chicken broth, lime juice, fish sauce, soy sauce, Chinese five spice, ginger, and chili pepper to a pot on high heat.
- Meanwhile, prepare herbs. Chop the basil, mint, and cilantro, and add to the pot. Mince the garlic into the pot. Chop spring onions and set aside.
- When the broth starts to boil, reduce the heat to medium and add the noodles and cook for about five minutes, until noodles are soft.
- Add the shrimp and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
- Take out ginger chunk then serve immediately and add spring onions on top. You can garnish it with extra mint and basil leaves if desired.
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