Fideos Tom Yum

Ingredientes

• 2-3 Thai chilis, the little spicy green ones (depends how spicy you like things, these pack a lot of heat!)
• 4 garlic cloves, cut into half
• 1 red onion, cut into a few pieces
• 8 cups water
• 2 chicken stock cubes
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 stalk lemongrass, cut into pieces
• 3-4 kaffir lime leaves (see notes)
• 1 inch piece of ginger, sliced into 1/4 inch thick slices
• 1 can sliced mushrooms (15 oz, 450 g)
• big handful cherry tomatoes (12-15 pieces)
• 3 green onions, greens thinly sliced and white parts cut into 2 inch cubes
• 1 lb cleaned and deveined shrimp, jumbo or regular size (see notes)
• 2 packets of instant ramen noodles (like Indomie) (3 oz each package)
• salt to taste
• chopped cilantro (coriander) for garnish, plus extra sliced chili for garnish if desired

Preparación

1. 1

   Place the whole Thai green chilis, the red onion and the garlic cloves in a food processor and pulse to blend until smooth. You can also do this with a mortar and pestle.

2. 2

   Bring the water and bouillon cubes to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the chili paste to the boiling water along with the fish sauce, lemongrass, lime leaves, ginger, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

3. 3

   Uncover, add the green onions and shrimp and simmer until shrimp cooks through. Depending on the size of the shrimp, this could take anywhere between 3-6 minutes.

4. 4

   Add the instant ramen noodles, and let them simmer just a minute or so until cooked through. They'll cook fast!