Pumpkin and Coconut Soup Recipe - Thai Food - - Foodieencounters

Ingredients

• 450g/ 1 lb pumpkin
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 4 shallots, finely chopped
• 2.5 ml or 1/2 tsp shrimp paste (see Cook's Tip )
• 1 lemon grass stalk, chopped
• 2 fresh green chillies, seeded
• 15ml/1 tbsp dried shrimp soaked for 10 minutes in warm water to cover
• 600ml/2 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 600ml/2 1/2 cups coconut cream
• 30ml/2 tbsp Thai fish sauce
• 5ml/1 tsp granulated sugar
• 115g/4 oz small cooked shelled prawns (shrimp)
• salt and ground black pepper
• 2 fresh red chilles, seeded and thinly sliced, to garnish
• 10-12 fresh basil leaves, to garnish