If you are feeling chilled or a bit under the weather try this soup! It is sure to warm you up from head to toe and get that fire inside you burning again. Filled with spicy ginger, cayenne and vinegar, I have found this soup to be a fantastic remedy for various maladies.
This soup is chocked full of onions, cabbage and chicken broth. I like to increase the number of shrimp a bit so that they are be plentiful in every ladle full.
What you will need:
Shrimp-peeled and deveined 2 lbs.
Yellow onion (large) diced
Fresh ginger root-minced 1/2 cup
Chicken broth-6 cups
Water-3 cups
Red pepper flakes-1 teaspoon
3/4 cup lime juice
1 Tbsp lime zest
4 Tbsp Fish sauce
Napa Cabbage-full head chopped
Apple cider vinegar-(unpasteurized organic) 1/2 cup
1 tbsp olive oil
Cilantro-leaves only
Directions:
Sautee onion in olive oil in large stockpot until opaque. Add ginger and then the broth. Stir in red pepper flakes and bring to a boil. Now add your cabbage and allow to cook for a couple of minutes max. Lastly add your shrimp, lime juice and zest and cook until the shrimp are pink. Let the temperature come down from a boil and then add your additional water and vinegar. Top with the fresh cilantro before serving to keep the leaves a beautiful bright green.
Note: I personally LOVE the tang that vinegar gives to this soup. It almost tastes like a traditional hot and sour soup. Plus the benefits of apple cider vinegar are terrific for the body and digestive system. Feel free to increase or decrease the water according to how thick you like your soup.
ENJOY!!!
