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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Thai >> Thai

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Remove tough outer layers from lemon grass stalks and discard. | 2. Cut off and discard about 1 inch of the woody base from each stalk. | 3. Then, starting at the bases and cutting up to where the leaves begin to branch, slice stalks thinly to yield 1/3 cup. | 4. Cut one lime into 6 slices and juice remaining lime to yield 2 tblsp. | 5. juice. | 6. Place chicken broth in lg saucepan and add lemon grass and lime slices. | 7. Bring mixture to a simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes. | 8. Strain broth and discard lemon grass and lime slices. | 9. Return strained broth to pan and place over medium heat. | 10. Add red bell pepper, mushrooms and hot red pepper flakes. | 11. Simmer 5 minutes. | 12. Then add shrimp, snow peas and scallions. | 13. Cook until shrimp is curled and pink, 2-3 min. | 14. (Do not overcook or shrimp will be tough) Remove from heat and add 2 tblsp. | 15. lime juice. | 16. Season with salt, adding more if needed. | 17. Ladle into bowls and garnish with cilantro. | 18. Makes 6 1-cup servings as a first course or 1 1/2 cup servings as a light meal. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
lemongrass	3	stalks		-	-	-	-
lime	2			-	-	-	-
chicken broth	4	cups	reduced sodium	-	-	-	-
red bell pepper	1		cored cut	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
mushroom	8	ounces	sliced	77.1106	15.3994	5.0802	1.1113
red pepper flake	1/2	teaspoon		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
large shrimp	1	lb	shelled deveined	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
snow pea	1	cup	trimmed cut	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
scallion	2		sliced	64.0	14.68	3.66	0.38
cilantro	3	tablespoons	chopped	0.69	0.1101	0.0639	0.0156
kosher salt	1	teaspoon		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.