Tom Yam Het

Ingredients:

3-4 cups water and/or vegetable broth
2-8 mushrooms, whole, halved, or sliced
1-2 stalks lemon grass, cut into short lengths and bruised
1 in galangal, sliced
4 kaffir lime leaves
2-4 tbsp. lime juice
4-8 sprigs cilantro, chopped
3-6 Thai chiles, bruised
0-2 Thai chiles, sliced
1 tbsp. Thai red curry paste
1/2 tsp. sucanat (optional)

Procedure:

Put liquid in pot on stove. Add chiles, lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, sucanat, and curry paste; let boil for 5 minutes. Add 1 tbsp. lime juice and mushrooms; reduce heat and let simmer for 10 minutes or until mushrooms are cooked. Add lime juice and cilantro to taste and serve.