Thai-style tomato soup with shrimp and cellophane noodles

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2Two-ounce packets of cellophane
Or bean thread noodles
8cupsRich chicken stock
2tablespoonsThai or Vietnamese fish sauce
3cupsDiced; seeded ripe tomatoes
(drained if using canned)
½cupGreen onions; sliced diagonally
2teaspoonsHot pepper sesame oil; or to taste
½cupLoosely packed cilantro leaves
3tablespoonsFinely slivered garlic
Crisply fried in vegetable oil
1poundsCooked large shrimp

Directions

Place the bean thread noodles in a bowl and cover with warm water and soak until softened, 20 to 25 minutes. Drain the noodles and pile in a tangle on a cutting board and cut through crosswise and lengthwise to form roughly 3- to 4-inch lengths. In a soup pot, bring the stock to a boil. Stir in the fish sauce, tomatoes, green onions and hot sesame oil. To serve: Place 2 shrimp in each warmed bowl. Ladle hot stock over and garnish with cilantro leaves and fried garlic slivers. Serve immediately. This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.

Recipe Source: COOKING RIGHT with John Ash From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CR-9632 broadcast 07-31-1996) Downloaded from their Web-Site -

Formatted for MasterCook by MR MAD, aka Joe Comiskey - jpmd44a@...

08-09-1996

Recipe by: John Ash

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