Hot and Sour Chicken Soup
- 6 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 lemongrass, stems trimmed, bruised, roughly chopped
- 3 red bird's eye chilies, deseeded, thinly sliced
- 5 kaffir lime leaves, spines removed, thinly sliced
- 2 small chicken breast fillets, trimmed
- 1 12 tablespoons fish sauce
- 12 teaspoon grated palm sugar
- 1 lime, juice of
- 1 cup cilantro leaf
- lime wedge, to serve
- Bring stock to the boil in a saucepan over high heat.
- Add garlic, lemongrass, three-quarters of the chili and half the lime leaves.
- Reduce heat to medium-low.
- Add chicken.
- Simmer, uncovered, turning chicken occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes or until chicken is just cooked through.
- Transfer chicken to a plate.
- Allow to cool slightly.
- Shred chicken and set aside.
- Strain stock mixture into a large heatproof jug or bowl.
- Return strained stock to saucepan.
- Bring stock to the boil over medium-high heat.
- Add fish sauce, sugar, 2 tablespoons lime juice and remaining chilli to soup.
- Stir in 1/2 cup cilantro.
- Divide chicken between serving bowls.
- Ladle over boiling soup.
- Top with remaining cilantro and lime leaves.
- Serve with lime.
chicken broth, garlic, red bird, lime, chicken, fish sauce, sugar, lime, cilantro leaf, lime
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hot-and-sour-chicken-soup-250252 (may not work)