Thai Lemon Grass Soup With Shrimp

I have a friend who was sent to plant a church in a hostile city, in a neighborhood dominated by sexual perversion. While making the rounds, introducing himself to pastors already serving in the city one pastor warned him that so many others had sought to minister to that demographic, but, the pastor reasoned, they just weren’t reachable. My friend, though he had served in the special forces, and could well be Chuck Norris’s younger brother, broke down in tears. He explained to the pastor, “If the gospel has no power to save them, it has no power to save me.”

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Seafood, Grains, Dairy	Thai		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Raw shrimp
1/4	c	Vegetable oil
2		Stalks lemon grass
1/3	c	Thai fish sauce, nam pla
1/3	c	Fresh lime juice
1	c	Unsweetened coconut milk
4		To 6
1		Scallions, green tops only
		Thinly sliced
1/3	c	Fresh cilantro
		Very hot small red chilies
		Seeded & minced

INSTRUCTIONS

Peel shrimp, reserve shells and set both aside. Heat oil in stockpot,
add shrimp shells, & fry until they are bright pink. Add 8 cups water
and bring to boil and cook for 5 minutes.  Strain and return the  broth
to the pot discarding the shrimp shells.  Add lemon grass, raw  shrimp,
Thai fish sauce and lime juice, and reduce the heat to  medium. Simmer
for 5 minutes and skim off any foam.  Just before  serving, add the
coconut milk, red chilis, green onion and fresh  cilantro.  Taste and
adjust seasoning---you may like more coconut  milk or salt. Enjoy.
Recipe By     : SAHolman  From: Emory!hpclbis.Cup.Hp.Com!juliar@sdate:
Thu, 17 Mar 94 16:11:22  -0800  File
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1465 Calories From Fat: 669 Total Fat: 75.3g Cholesterol: 582.9mg Sodium: 5238.8mg Potassium: 1031.4mg Carbohydrates: 99.1g Fiber: 17.7g Sugar: 13.8g Protein: 100.3g

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