Ingredients

• 4 ounces rice noodles, cooked, rinsed and drained as directed on package
• 5 cups chicken broth or 5 cups vegetable broth
• 2 stalks lemongrass, crushed and thinly sliced diagonally (use only bottom third to half of the stalk)
• 1/2 cup onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 lb medium shrimp, cleaned and deveined
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce (or slightly more to taste)
• 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 cup fresh bean sprout, trimmed and rinsed
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 2 fresh jalapeno chilies, seeded and thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
• 1 cup shiitake mushroom, sliced (or button mushrooms)