This recipe is from a special friend of mine, who has lived and worked all over the world, including a considerable amount of time in Singapore. He took advantage of that time to travel to surrounding areas, including Thailand. He is also, at the age of 77, still creating new dishes all the time.
Wish I had his energy!
Bern's Vietnamese Hot, Sweet and Sour Shrimp Soup ( Amounts Approx.)
A quart of hot chicken stock,fish stock, or a combination.
1# of colossal shrimp, shells on, vein removed, defrosted
1 medium can of chunk pineapple in juice
1 tsp or to taste, cayenne pepper, or a pepper sauce like Tabasco
[please be careful, here. to your taste, taste by drops.
1 tbsp lemon or lime juice
Some ripe plum tomatoes, cut into chunks,
Some sweet onion cut thin into rings
A medium cuke, thinly sliced.
1 c of rice raw, cooked with stock and turmeric [long or short grain or
brown]
4 large soup bowls
Method:
place a goodly scoop of rice in a large soup bowl
shell the shrimp and saute the shells with some oil. Discard shells.
Add hot broth, vegetables
add shrimp, cook until pink
Add pineapple and lemon or lime juice
Add flat leaf parsley.
Ladle over rice. Enjoy with a spoon, chopsticks or both. Don't drip on a
white shirt or blouse, use a large napkin.
CAUTION: The is very addictive and healthy for you. Eat it until you are
120 years old, and then start on creating a new baby.