Thai Sweet Corn Soup

Description
Recipe from 'Young Times'.

Ingredients

 * 3 cups vegetable stock
 * 2 fresh lime leaves
 * 1 stalk lemongrass
 * 1 inch ginger
 * 1 spring onion
 * 1 tablespoon oil
 * ½ cup carrots
 * 5 – 6 mushrooms
 * ½ cup cream-style sweet corn
 * 2 – 3 teaspoons green onions
 * 1 teaspoon green chili paste
 * salt
 * 1 teaspoon lemon juice
 * 1 tablespoon coriander leaves

Directions

 * 1) Take the vegetable stock in a pan.
 * 2) Add lime leaves, lemon grass and ginger.
 * 3) Bring to a boil and let it boil for 5 – 7 minutes.
 * 4) Chop spring onion into thin slices.
 * 5) Chop spring onion greens finely.
 * 6) Slice mushrooms and carrots thinly.
 * 7) Heat a little oil in a pan.
 * 8) Add sliced onions and sauté for 30 seconds.
 * 9) Add carrots, mushrooms and saute for 2 – 3 minutes on high heat.
 * 10) Strain the stock and pour it over the sauteed vegetables.
 * 11) Add sweet corn and boil for 2–3 minutes.
 * 12) Add salt to taste and green chilli paste.
 * 13) Add spring onion greens and coriander leaves.
 * 14) Add a little lemon juice for sourness and serve hot.