Hot & Sour Soup (For Colds & Flu)

• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 2 chilies, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon finely sliced lemongrass
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 liter chicken stock
• 2 fresh lime leaves, shredded finely
• 300 g chicken breasts, cut into strips (or prepared green prawns)
• 200 g Baby Spinach (or use your favourite green vegetable)
• 1 red capsicum, seeded and sliced finely
• 2 tablespoons lime juice (or lemon)
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• 250 g silken tofu, cut into cubes (optional)

1. Heat sesame oil and cook chilli, ginger and lemon grass for a couple of minutes over a gentle heat.
2. Add garlic, stock and lime leaves and bring to the boil.
3. Add chicken breast (or prawns), spinach and capsicum and cook for 2-3 minutes more.
4. To serve: Stir in lime juice, fish sauce and tofu (if used) and serve at once.

sesame oil, chilies, fresh ginger, garlic, chicken stock, lime, chicken breasts, red, lime juice, fish sauce, silken tofu

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hot-sour-soup-for-colds-flu-186198 (may not work)