Recipe: Sesame Ginger Shrimp and Cabbage Stew

Name: Recipe: Sesame Ginger Shrimp and Cabbage Stew
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon peanut or vegetable oil; 8 cups (2 quarts) vegetarian no-chicken broth or regular chicken broth; 1 large lemongrass stalk, chopped; 2 ounces fresh ginger, thinly sliced; 3 large cloves garlic, crushed; 1/2 teaspoon whole Sichuan peppercorns, or 1 star anise pod; 1 tablespoon peanut or vegetable oil; 1 large onion, halved and thinly sliced (about 2 1/2 cups); 8 ounces medium carrots, thinly sliced on the diagonal (about 2 cups); Caps from 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced (about 2 cups); 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 pound Savoy cabbage, quartered, cored, and shredded (about 6 cups); 12 ounces baby bok choy, shredded (about 4 cups); 1/4 cup soy sauce or tamari; 2 tablespoons Asian sweet chile paste; 2 tablespoons mirin or dry sherry; 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil; 1 tablespoon black Chinese vinegar (optional); 1 pound (31/35 count) uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined; 2 scallion bunches (white parts only), thinly sliced on the diagonal; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, torn; 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, torn; 1/4 cup fresh Thai basil leaves, torn