3 spicy soup flavored lemon Recipes

free-range chicken, reserved shells from shrimp, see below, scallions, garlic, stalk lemongrass , lightly smashed, or zest of 1 lemon, whole black peppercorns, fresh ginger, sliced thick, kaffir lime leaves, fresh or frozen , or juice and skin of 1 lime, serrano chiles , halved lengthwise, recipe asian chicken stock, straw mushrooms, drained and rinsed, limes , juice and skins, serrano chiles , halved lengthwise, fish sauce, or more to taste, kaffir lime leaves, fresh or frozen , optional, kosher salt, shrimp, shelled and sliced in 1/2 lengthwise, chopped fresh cilantro leaves , plus more for garnish, thai basil leaves or regular basil leaves

broth (through step 1) can be prepared up to 2 days in advance. just remember to withhold the lime juice until the last moment; otherwise, its flavor and aroma will dissipate. if you can locate lemon grass at the market, feel free to add a stalk to the , trimmed of its fibrous top and bruised with the flat side of a knife. for maximum heat, do not seed the chiles., canned low-sodium chicken broth, fresh ginger (1/2-inch), cut in half and smashed (see illustration below), garlic , lightly crushed with skins on, fish sauce, cilantro stems , including roots, plus 1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro leaves, sugar, jalapeno chiles , stemmed and sliced crosswise into 1/4-inch rings, tomatoes , cored and chopped coarse, cremini mushroom , oyster, or button mushrooms, wiped clean and quartered (or cut into sixths if large), shrimp (about 41 to 50 per pound), peeled, juice from 2 limes