Coconut Noodle Soup with Tea-Smoked Shrimp

Ingredients

• ¼ cup rice, preferably jasmine
• 2 wild lime leaves, vein removed, cut into short fine threads (optional)
• ¼ cup lightly packed fresh cilantro leaves
• 2 Tbs. minced cilantro stems
• Kosher salt
• 2 Tbs. fish sauce
• 1 tsp. granulated sugar
• + 13 more ingredients
• • Kosher salt
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 Tbs. red curry paste
  • 8 oz. rice noodles (flat or vermicelli), soaked in room-temperature water for 30 minutes to 1 hour
  • 1-¾ lb. jumbo shrimp (21 to 25 per lb.; preferably wild), peeled and deveined
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar
  • 2 cups oyster mushrooms, trimmed and cut into ¼-inch strips
  • Two 13.5- to 14-oz. cans coconut milk
  • 3 stalks lemongrass, lightly smashed
  • 8 (¹/₈-inch-thick) slices peeled fresh ginger
  • ¼ cup fresh lime juice
  • ¼ cup Thai or whole-leaf jasmine tea
  • 6 cups lower-salt chicken broth

In a 4-quart pot, simmer 1/2 cup of the coconut milk over medium heat, stirring often until it reduces by half and thickens, 1 to 2 minutes. Wisk in the curry paste until dissolved, about 1 minute. Add the remaining coconut milk, chicken broth, lemongrass, and ginger. Raise the heat to medium hig...

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