Home made remedy

Well the shop bought remedy didn't work and I'm still full of the cold so today I tried my homemade hot & sour soup - lets hope it works!

My Hot & sour soup
Makes 2 bowls

750ml chicken stock
2 tbspns fish sauce
1 tbspn tom yum paste
the juice of half a lime
1 stick lemongrass finely chopped
1 red chilli (hot as you can stand)
1 teaspoon sugar
2 lime leaves finely chopped
1 bay leaf
150g button mushrooms halved
3 spring onions chopped
10 raw tiger prawns
a handful of chopped coriander

Bring the stock, fish sauce, tom yum paste, lime juice, lemongrass, chilli, sugar, lime leaves & bay leaf to the boil, then simmer for 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms and simmer for another 2-3 minutes til the mushrooms are slightly soft. Now add the prawns and spring onions and cook for another 3 minutes. Fish out the bay leaf then serve with a good dollop of coriander on the top.

Seems to have cleared my nose anyway!

(This picture looks a bit oily but it's not really, it's a lovely light fresh soup)