Tom Yam Soup

Ingredients

• 2 cups shrimp, washed peeled and deveined
• 3 cups water or 3 cups chicken stock
• 6 garlic cloves, crushed
• 6 shallots, sliced
• 2 lemongrass, lower 2/3 's sliced into 1 inch pieces
• 10 ginger, thin slices
• 2 cups straw mushrooms, cut in half
• 2 tomatoes, cut into 8 pieces
• 20 small green chilies, cut in half lengthways
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 5 kaffir lime leaves, torn into pieces discarding stem
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 12 cup coriander, chopped