Shrimp Coconut Soup With Ginger And Lemongrass

Ingredients

1/4 cup chopped fresh lemongrass, tough outer leaves removed
2 tablespoons peeled and thinly sliced fresh ginger
5 small Thai chiles, stemmed and lightly crushed
4 Kaffir lime leaves, crushed
3 cups shrimp stock or fish stock
1 cup fresh exotic mushrooms, sliced
3 tablespoons Thai nam pla, or Vietnamese nuoc nam (fish sauce), or more to taste
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 1/2 cups coconut milk
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
Salt
Cellophane Noodles, cooked according to package instructions

In the center of a 6-inch square piece of cheesecloth, place the lemongrass, ginger, chilies and lime leaves. Draw up the sides to form a pouch and tie with kitchen twine.
In a large pot, combine the stock, mushrooms, fish sauce, and sachet in a large pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the shrimp, coconut milk, and cilantro, and simmer until the shrimp are cooked, 3 to 4 minutes.
Remove from the heat and discard the sachet. Season, to taste, with salt or additional fish sauce. Serve withthe cellophane noodles.