Seafood Coconut Soup

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 teaspoons vegetable bouillon granules
• 1 cup bottled clam juice
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic (to taste)
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger or 1 1/2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
• 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 1/2 cups fresh snow peas
• 1/2 lb raw sea scallops, sliced in half
• 1 (13 1/2 ounce) can light coconut milk
• 1/4 cup lime juice (about 3 limes)
• 2 tablespoons chopped scallions
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 lb boiled medium shrimp
• 4 slices limes (optional, for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 in large pot, heat 3 cups water and dissolve vegetable bouillon granules.
• 2 whisk in clam juice through ginger; bring to a boil.
• 3 add mushrooms, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
• 4 add snow peas and scallops; bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes more.
• 5 stir in coconut milk through red pepper; cook 3 minutes more.
• 6 add boiled shrimp and cook 1-2 minutes more just until heated through.
• 7 divide between 4 soup bowls; if desired, garnish each with a slice of lime.