Spicy Soup with Scallops and Lemongrass

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 20min
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A spicy soup featuring scallops and lemongrass made with fresh ingredients from the mussel category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 stalk lemongrass
  • 0.5 Red chili pepper
  • 1 piece fresh ginger (about 3 cm)
  • 1 l fish stock
  • 1.5 tbsp fish sauce
  • 4 scallops (pre‑cooked)
  • Salt
  • ground pepper
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • Basil
  • cilantro

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Remove the outer leaves of the lemongrass and finely chop it. Wash, deseed, and slice the chili into thin rings. Peel the ginger and shave it into very fine slices.

  2. 2.

    Bring the lemongrass, chili, and fish stock to a boil; add the fish sauce and ginger and simmer for about 10 minutes. Season with lime juice, salt, and pepper.