This is a South Beach recipe that came from the Quick & Easy cookbook. It says it's supposed to take 15 minutes to prep and 12 minutes to cook. I was able to get this on the table in less than an hour (go me).
Tasty, quick and it has shrimp, which is my favorite fast food. This is a Phase 1 dish on the South Beach diet. You can add soba noodles to the recipe for later phases.
This says it serves four. Again, these people with their servings size...we polished off the whole thing.
THAI SHRIMP SOUP WITH LIME AND CILANTRO
1 tablespoon canola oil
3 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
1 small onion, thinly sliced
5 cups lower-sodium chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 (1/2 pound) head napa cabbage, thinly sliced (about 3 cups)
1 1/2 pounds fresh or thawed frozen shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
2 teaspoons grated lime zest
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add ginger and onion; cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add broth and red pepper flakes; increase heat and bring soup to a low boil.
Add cabbage and cook 2 minutes. Add shrimp, fish sauce, lime zest, and lime juice; cook just until shrimp turn pink, about 1 minute. Serve hot, sprinkled with cilantro if using.
Serves 4 (2 1/4 cup servings). 270 calories a serving.
Notes: I left off the cilantro except for the garnish for the photo. I used just a bit over a pound of shrimp. I didn't use low salt chicken broth (it didn't taste salty to me). I used frozen shrimp from Costco.
Note: I might add a bit more spice next time so maybe throw in more of the pepper flakes or a bit of thai red chili.
Wow, that looks unbelievable! And healthy...yeah for us!
Posted by: noble pig | June 08, 2008 at 09:23 AM
Yum. I love Thai/Asian food. This looks really good. I just found Thai basil, so I've been itching to use it in something.
Posted by: Emiline | June 08, 2008 at 12:50 PM
That sure looks good Mrs. L. I'd like to taste that sometime.
Posted by: Mom | June 08, 2008 at 03:01 PM
Asian fish sauce is such a perfect "secret ingredient" in soups! Can I even tell you how very proud I was when I finished off my first bottle of the stuff and needed to buy another? ;-)
Posted by: Louise | June 08, 2008 at 09:09 PM
Yummo - this looks really good.
Posted by: Jan | June 09, 2008 at 03:54 AM
oooh, glorious cilantro. it baffles my brain as to why some people loathe it. different strokes for different folks, i guess. great recipe! :)
Posted by: grace | June 09, 2008 at 07:23 AM
Looks delicious! I love shrimp, especially paired with lemon of lime!
Posted by: Jessica | June 09, 2008 at 04:41 PM
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Posted by: Jessica | June 09, 2008 at 04:42 PM
That looks so marvelous! I must make that. Thank you for sharing that with us.
Posted by: sher | June 10, 2008 at 01:55 AM
This is a light and tasty looking dish. A perfect summer soup!
Posted by: Meg | June 10, 2008 at 07:19 AM
This looks delicious! I just found your blog and I love it. I am a hockey fan also. Go Flyers!
Posted by: Lisa | June 13, 2008 at 12:18 PM