Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup

Ingredients in this Recipe

1 1/2 pounds medium shrimp
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 fifteen ounce can straw mushrooms, rinsed and patted dry, or 1 cup fresh oyster mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
1 half inch piece galangal or 1 inch piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced and lightly crushed
1/4 teaspoon sea salt, or more to taste
3 cilantro roots or 10 stems, rinsed well
3 stalks lemongrass, green parts and hard outer layers removed, sliced in half lengthwise, and lightly bruised
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
4 cups Su Mei's Chicken Stock
5 to 6 fresh bird or serrano chiles, lightly crushed, or more to taste
6 kaffir lime leaves, torn, or zest of 1 lime, removed with a peeler in strips and julienned

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