coconut noodle soup with shrimp
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 11:15AM One of the best things about blogging has to be the wonderful new friends I've made online.
EA Stewart (The Spicy RD) is one of those people. I remember when I first started following her blog being totally taken with her beautiful pictures and friendly style...and thinking to myself, "Why don't I already know her?" (Sometimes, the "foodie" RD world feels kind of small... we tend to know who we know and forget that there are so many talented RDs that we may have never met. EA was one of those people.)
A couple of things I know about EA:
-She lived in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, just like I did... only different years. I can't help but think we'd have somehow found one another if the timing had been right
-EA lives gluten-free. She has a wonderful discussion on her blog of what brought her there.
-EA does not like shrimp, or rather, shrimp does not like EA.
I love shrimp, we eat a lot of shrimp in my house, and as you can tell, I post a lot of shrimp on this blog.
So for EA, I'm making an apology for this upfront
This is Coconut Noodle Soup with Shrimp (that I based loosely off of this recipe from my Pin-Menu on Pinterest). And I hope if EA's reading she will feel free to substitute chicken or tofu ;-)
Coconut Noodle Soup with Shrimp
Ingredients (serves 3)
- 1 (13.5 oz) can coconut milk
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, sliced
- 1 tablespoon freshly minced ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 4 ounces uncooked thin rice noodles
- 1/2 pound medium shrimp, peeled
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
- 1 jalapeño, diced
- Chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
In a medium saucepan, combine coconut milk, water, garlic, ginger, soy sauce and crushed red pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
Add noodles and cook an additional 10 minutes; add shrimp and cook an additional 5 minutes or until shrimp are done. Season with salt and pepper.
To serve, spoon into bowls and top with a squeeze of lime wedge, diced jalapeño and cilantro.
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