Hot And Sour Soup With Chicken And Lemon Grass

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 12 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 pieces fresh gingerroot, each, about 1/4 inch in thickness
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 4 stalks lemongrass
• 2 whole limes
• 1 small shallot, minced
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chili-garlic sauce
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe

• 1 to a medium size cooking pot, add chicken broth, ginger and brown sugar.
• 2 to prepare lemon grass; remove all but the bottom 5 inches of the stalks.
• 3 place 8 to 10 outside lemon grass sheaths into soup pot, (the sheaths are used like a bay leaf).
• 4 mince the bottom 2 inches of the tender inside leaves and set aside,(require about 3 tablespoons).
• 5 with a potato peeler, peel 6 strips of rind from one lime and add to the broth; (make sure to only use the outer green rind).
• 6 bring broth to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer; cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 7 while chicken is cooking, grate rind (no pith) from the remaining lime and set aside.
• 8 juice both limes to measure 3 tablespoons of juice and set aside.
• 9 when chicken is cooked through, remove from pot to a plate and shred chicken using 2 forks.
• 10 at this time, strain broth and return to cooking pot. discard any solids.
• 11 add shredded chicken into the cooking pot.
• 12 add minced lemon grass, grated lime rind, lime juice, shallots, fish sauce and garlic chili pepper sauce.
• 13 bring soup back to a simmer and sprinkle with cilantro.
• 14 serve immediately.
• 15 in small bowls,mix together with additional chopped cilantro and garlic-chili pepper sauce for additional garnish if desired.