Sour and Spicy Shrimp Soup

Ingredients

• 2 large shallots, peeled and halved
• 3 (15.75-ounce) cans fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• 2 stalks chopped peeled fresh lemongrass, lightly crushed
• 4 cilantro stems, lightly crushed
• 6 kaffir lime leaves or 2 1/2 teaspoons grated lime rind
• 10 thinly sliced peeled fresh galangal pieces or 7 slices peeled fresh ginger, lightly crushed
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• + 6 more ingredients
• • 1 ½ pounds medium shrimp
  • ½ cup cilantro leaves
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 3 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
  • 6 dried japones or arbol chiles
  • 4 bird chiles or serrano chiles, lightly crushed

Peel the shrimp, reserving 6 shells; set shrimp aside. Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the japones chiles and shrimp shells; sauté for 3 minutes or until the chiles are blackened. Add broth, and bring to a boil. Add galangal and next 5 ingredients (galangal through s...

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