Oriental Clear Soup with Chinese Greens (Bok choy), Mushrooms and Shrimp

Finding bok choy for the fist time in Chennai at the Kovai Pazhamudhir Nilayam, I browsed through the internet for some soup recipes with bok choy and found this simple, straight forward recipe at myrecipes.com and getmecooking.com.

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 3 oz (about 80 g) mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 3 tbsp ginger, finely chopped
• 3 cups chicken broth, fat-free, low-sodium
• 3 cups water
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 3 cups bok choy, coarsely chopped (You can substitute spinach or napa cabbage)
• 2 tbsp green onions, (spring onions) sliced 
• 2 tbsp fresh cilantro (coriander)
• 1 lb (450 g) shrimp, peeled and deveined
• ¼ cup fresh lime juice

Preparation

• Heat oil in a large pan over medium high heat; saute mushrooms and ginger about 5 minutes or until liquid evaporates and mushrooms darken.
• Add broth, water and soy sauce and bring to boil. Stir in bok choy and green onions, cilantro and shrimp. Cover and reduce heat, and simmer 3 minutes or until shrimp is done. 
• Stir in lime juice just before serving.