Aromatic Broth with Vegetable Slivers

• 1 each lemongrass stalk
• 4 cups chicken cubed
• 1 x chicken broth
• 1/2 cup cilantro sliced
• 1 each jalapeno pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon lime zest grated
• 1 x lime juice to taste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
• 1 x black pepper to taste
• 3 ounces snow pea pods
• 1 medium carrots peeled
• 4 medium radishes
• 1 each scallions, spring or green onions green part of 1
• 2 tablespoons cilantro whole

1. Cut lemon grass in 2-inch pieces; bruise lightly.
2. Combine with stock, cilantro stems, chili, and lime zest in sauce pan.
3. Simmer, covered, 15 minutes (halfway through, taste and remove hot pepper, if desired, or leave in longer for more heat).
4. Strain.
5. (Solids can be re-used with more cilantro to flavor another batch of broth.)
6. Add lime juice, salt and pepper.
7. Cut snow peas in thin diagonal strips.
8. With vegetable peeler shave 2 inch ribbons of carrot.
9. Thinly slice radishes and scallion.
10. Bring soup to a boil: stir in snow peas and carrots and boil until just tender --about 1 1/2 minutes.
11. Stir in radishes, scallion, and cilantro; bring to a boil.
12. Serve at once.

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Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/aromatic-broth-vegetable-sliver-3377 (may not work)