Shrimp and Green Apple Ginger Soup
Fresh shrimp and green apple in bonito broth, seasoned with fish sauce for a tangy sweet-and-sour soup.
Ingredients
shrimp (washed, peeled (reserve the shells), and deveined)
500 g
green apple (washed, peeled, cored, and cut into chunks)
1
ginger slices
to taste
cilantro (washed and finely chopped)
a pinch
salt
to taste
white pepper
to taste
orange juice
to taste
fish sauce
1 tbsp
bonito dashi stock
800 ml
Instructions
1
Prepare the ingredients
Wash the shrimp, peel them (reserve the shells), and devein them. Wash the green apple, peel it, core it, and cut it into chunks. Wash the cilantro and finely chop it.
2
Simmer the broth
Pour the bonito dashi stock into a pot. Once it comes to a boil, add the reserved shrimp shells and the ginger slices and simmer for 10 minutes. Skim out and discard the shrimp shells and ginger slices.
3
Cook the soup
Add the green apple chunks, salt, white pepper, orange juice, and fish sauce, and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Add the shrimp and cook until the flesh turns pink. Sprinkle with the chopped cilantro and serve.
