Hot and Sour Soup

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6 1/2 cups chicken stock

1 heaping tablespoon tom yam hot and sour paste

4 kaffir lime leaves, finely chopped, optional

1 stalk lemongrass, bottom, inner part only, roughly chopped

1 lime, juiced

4 tablespoons fish sauce (nam pla)

2 to 3 small jalapenos or fresh red or green chiles, finely chopped

1 teaspoon sugar

1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons, straw or button mushrooms, halved or quartered

1 pound (2 ounces) peeled, raw shrimp

Five 1-inch pieces small scallions, sliced thin

1 bunch cilantro, leaves chopped