Prawn & Oyster Mushroom Noodle Soup
Prawn & Oyster Mushroom Noodle Soup

Prawn & Oyster Mushroom Noodle Soup

This makes an excellent light lunch or supper. Even better, a couple of quick shortcuts on the ingredients means you can have the whole thing on the table in under half an hour.
Photography: STEVEN JOYCE
Serves
4
Total Time
25 Minutes
Ingredients
2 tsp of coconut oil or olive oil
2 red onions, finely sliced
100g of oyster mushrooms (or a mixture of different mushrooms), roughly chopped
8 tbsp of Vietnamese marinade (see ingredients below)
350ml of fish or vegetable stock
250ml of coconut milk
500ml of just-boiled water
150g of fresh wholewheat noodles
16 tiger prawns, raw or cooked, head and shell on or off
2 small or 1 large pak choi (bok choy), quartered
For the marinade (makes about 150ml):
2/3 cup (enough dipping sauce for 10)
2 garlic cloves, peeled
A handful of coriander (cilantro), stalks and all
5 kaffir lime leaves
1 thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger, peeled
1 birds eye chilli, roughly chopped
2 lemongrass stalks, topped and tailed, roughly chopped
A splash of Thai fish sauce (nam pla)
Juice of 2 limes
50 ml/1¾ fl oz/scant ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
To Garnish
4 spring onions (scallions), finely sliced
1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and sliced
A small handful of coriander (cilantro), chopped
A small handful of mint, chopped
Method
Step 1

To make the marinade put all the ingredients into a food processor or blender and blitz until as smooth as possible. Don’t worry if it looks a little ‘bitty’, as it will soften down during the cooking process.

Step 2

Heat a saucepan over a medium heat, add the coconut oil and red onion and cook for a few minutes to soften.

Step 3

Add the mushrooms and, once these have softened a little, add the Vietnamese marinade and stir in thoroughly. Add the stock, coconut milk and boiling water.

Step 4

Bring up to the boil, then add the noodles. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes.

Step 5

Finally, add the prawns and the pak choi. If using raw prawns, cook until they have changed from a grey colour to pink; if cooked, just allow a minute for the prawns to heat through.

Step 6

Transfer to individual bowls, or one large serving bowl, and scatter the garnishes over the soup, to serve.

Prawn on the Lawn: Fish and seafood  to share by Katie & Rick Toogood (Pavilion Books). Image credit to Steven Joyce. 

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