Sour and Spicy Mushroom Soup - Thai Recipe
1 lb straw mushrooms
3 cups water
1 lemongrass stalk cut into sections
2-3 thin slices fresh galanga
3 kaffir lime leaves, torn
3 tbsp thin (light) soy sauce
3 tbsp lime juice
10 whole dried chile peppers (or fresh chiles)
1 spring onion (chopped)
Clean the mushrooms, and cut any large ones in half. Bring the water to a boil, add the galaga, lemongrass, lime leaves and mushrooms. Cook until the mushrooms are tender, then add the soy sauce and remove from heat. Add the lime juice, chile peppers, and sprinkle with spring onion. Serve hot with jasmine rice.