Thai Rice Soup with Shrimp

Thailand, breakfast often takes the form of soup "congee" (porridge), which is actually a kind of thick rice soup. This rice soup with shrimp recipe is a good example. In Thailand we call "Khao Tom Goong" It's a soothing, comfort food, and excellent if you're fighting a cold or flu.

Ingredients:
- 350 grams shrimp (shelled, deveined, and butterflied)
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1/2 tsp preserved cabbage
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 cup chinese celery (including the leaves), sliced
- 1 tsp pepper powder
- fried garlic for topping (optional)
- salted radish (optional)

Thai Rice Soup with Shrimp

Preparations:
1. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pot,

2. Then add garlic and stir-fry until golden color.

3. Add water, and wait until boiling.

4. Then add celery, soy sauce, fish sauce and pepper powder, and stir until it boils again.

5. After boiling, add the cooked rice, preserved cabbage, and stirring occasionally.

6. Have a sitt and wait until boiling again,

7. then add the shrimp, and cook until the shrimp color turns to pink.

8. Transfer to a serving dish, sprinkle fried garlic over each serving,
and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and chinese celery leaves.

9. Serve immediately.