Lynn's Sour Shrimp Chayote Soup
1/2 lb small shrimp, rinsed
1 small lemon rind
1 top lemongrass (optional)
1/2 tsp allspice berries
2 garlic cloves (sliced)
3 tbsp oyster sauce
5 cup water
1 chayote, about 3/4 lb.
6 oz small mushrooms
2 tsp chili-garlic paste
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 cilantro leaves to taste
1. Peel chayote and cut in 1/8-1/4" dice. Peel shrimp; combine
shells in a pot with lemon rind, optional lemon grass tops, allspice
berries, garlic, 2 tablespoons oyster sauce, and water. Simmer,
covered, for 15-20 minutes. 2. Strain shrimp broth, discarding
solids. Return to the pot with the chayote; simmer until not quite
tender, 5-6 miuntes. 3. Devein and halve shrimp lengthwise; add to
soup with mushrooms and 1 teaspoon chili paste. Bring soup to a boil,
stirring until shrimps turn pink. Slowly add lemon juice, chili
paste, and oyster sauce to taste. Stir in cilantro and serve.
700–600
B.C.
End of Assyrian Empire (616 B.C.)—
Nineveh
destroyed by Chaldeans
(Neo-Babylonians) and Medes (612 B.C.). Founding of
Byzantium
by Greeks (c. 660 B.C.). Building
of the Acropolis in
Athens
. Solon, Greek lawgiver (640–560 B.C.). Sappho of Lesbos, Greek poet (fl. c. 610–580 B.C.). Lao-tse, Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism (born c. 604
B.C.).