Chicken and Lemon Grass Soup
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INGREDIENTS:
3 skinless chicken breast fillets
4 stalks lemon grass, tender inner part only
2 spring onions, finely sliced
finely grated zest and juice of 1 lime
1 tbsp fish sauce (nam pla)
1 tsp muscovado sugar, plus extra to taste
2-3 small fresh red or green chillies, deseeded
900ml chicken stock
5cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled
25g fresh coriander
1 small onion or 2 shallots, finely chopped
1 tsp fennel seeds, lightly crushed
1 clove garlic
1 tsp groundnut oil
400g can coconut milk
salt and freshly ground black pepper
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PREPARATION:
1. Cut the chicken crossways into thin slices. Place in a non-metallic bowl. Very finely slice one of the lemon grass stalks and scatter over the chicken with the spring onions. Add the lime zest, fish sauce and 1 tsp sugar and mix together. Leave to marinate for 30-60 minutes.
2. Roughly chop the remaining lemon grass and 2 chillies and put in a pan with the stock, half the ginger, sliced, and all the coriander stems (chop the leaves and reserve). Bring to the boil. Simmer, covered, for 30-60 minutes, then strain.
3. Gently fry the onion, fennel seeds, garlic and remaining ginger, finely chopped, in the oil in a large saucepan until the onion is soft. Add the strained stock and simmer for 10 mins then add the coconut milk. When the mixture comes back to a simmer, add the chicken with all its marinade and half the chopped coriander leaves. Simmer gently for 6-7 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
4. Add the lime juice, seasoning and more sugar to taste. Sprinkle with the rest of the coriander and the third chilli, finely sliced, if liked.
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PREP/COOK INFORMATION:
Prep time:
1 hour
10 minutes
Cook time:
1 hour
20 minutes
Serves: 4
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Source: Tesco
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