Simmer until the prawns are cooked through. Finally, add the drained noodles and stir well – I find a couple of pasta forks, one in each hand, best for this – so that everything is combined ...

A quick and healthy Vietnamese soup recipe. This warming broth packed with prawns and rice noodles is full of flavour ... with any reserved chilli and some Thai basil leaves, if using, scattered ...

The Thai flavours are wonderfully refreshing ... Alternatively for a five-minute prawn noodle soup: Make as above, substituting the chicken with the same weight of finely sliced raw peeled ...