250g of Evergreen's Fresh Egg Noodles
500ml chicken stock
1 cup boiling water
1 lemongrass stalk (white section only, pounded and bruised, cut to 5cm length)
5-6 kaffir lime leaves, bruised and torn
4-5 slices of galangal (Asian ginger), slice julienne
1 tomato, cut into 8 wedges
200g of prawns
40g straw mushrooms or fresh oyster mushrooms, cut into halves
SAUCE
1 ½ tbs Nam Prik Pao (Thai roasted chili paste)
1 tbsp Fish Sauce
1 tbsp sugar
1 ½ tbsp lime juice
Coriander for garnishing
Step 1
Place paste, stock, and 1 cup of boiling water into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add lemongrass, galangal, and torn kaffir lime leaves. Reduce to low-medium heat.
Step 2
Add prawns and mushrooms to the soup and cook for 4 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
Step 3
Add tomato wedges, and stir in sugar and fish sauce. Cook for 2 minutes.
Step 4
Cook noodles in boiling water as directed on the packet (30 seconds) then drain and set aside.
Step 5
Remove the soup from the heat and squeeze over the lime juice. Divide noodles among bowls and spoon over the soup. Sprinkle over coriander sprigs to serve.