Hot-and-Sour Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients

• 1 piece galangal
• 1 large onion
• 1 tablespoon garlic
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 3-lb sugar or cheese pumpkin
• 2 quarts chicken stock, or canned chicken broth
• + 8 more ingredients
• • 6 lemongrass stalks
  • 5 fresh Thai chiles or 2 fresh jalapeño chiles
  • ¹/₃ cup fresh lime juice
  • ¼ cup Asian fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • shrimp toasts
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 1 quart water

Cook onion, garlic, and ginger in 1 tablespoon oil in a 5-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 4 minutes. Add pumpkin and wine and boil, uncovered, until wine is reduced by about half, about 5 minutes. Stir in stock and simmer, covered...

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