WeightWatchers Thai Prawn Soup Recipe

If you like seafood and Asian flavors, you’ll probably love this Thai prawn soup recipe!

Weight Watchers Hot and Sour Thai Prawn Soup recipe
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients
2 lbs uncooked large shrimp
2 shallots, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
2 small red chilies, sliced
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves, chopped
2 sprigs fresh coriander, roots
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 stalks fresh lemongrass, sliced
6 fresh kaffir lime leaves, roughly chopped
8 cups water
1/3 cup lemon juice
2 teaspoons brown sugar

Preparation
1. Shell and devein the prawns if you need to. Reserve the shells.
2. Heat oil over medium heat in a pan, add prawn shells, garlic and chilies, cook stirring (about 5 minutes or until the shells are red and the mixture is fragrant).
3. Add lemongrass, lime leaves, water, juice, sugar, sauce and coriander roots and simmer covered (for 30 minutes).
4. Strain the stock.
5. Place the strained stock, prawns, coriander leaves and shallots into a clean pan, and simmer covered (for about 3 minutes until the prawns are tender).

How many Weight Watchers points in Thai prawn soup recipe?
WW POINTS per serving: 7
Nutritional information per serving: 305 calories, 7.4g fat, 0.5g fiber

Originally posted 2008-02-05 09:41:33.