MEDITECH - Recipes

Asian Shrimp and Asparagus Soup

Ingredients

1 tbls Vegetable Oil

2 tbls Minced Shallots

6 cups Seafood Stock

1 each Bouquet Garni (stems of cilantro, bay leaf, garlic clove, peppercorns...wrapped in a cheesecloth or use a coffee filter tied shut with twine)

1 lb Asparagus, peeled, trimmed, & cut into 1/2 inch rounds
1 lb Shrimp, peeled & devained, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 cup fresh enoki mushrooms or domestic mushrooms, sliced
3 tbls Fresh Lime Juice
1/2 cup (packed) Cilantro Leaves, coarsley chopped
Kosher Salt as needed
Cracked Black Pepper as needed
Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (optional)

By Michael Morway

Procedure

Heat the oil and add the shallots and saute until tender.
Add the stock, bouquet garni and bring to a boil and simmer, covered for 10 minutes.
Add the asparagus and simmer 5 minutes or until tender
Add the shrimp and simmer until the shrimp turn pink.
Add the mushrooms, and simmer to heat through.
Remove the soup from the heat, remove bouquet garni and stir in the lime juice to taste and cilantro.
Adjust seasoning with salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper if desired.

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