INGREDIENTS:
- 3 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1 cup water
- 3 chicken breasts, skinned, deboned and diced
- 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, halved
- 1 ounce fresh ginger root, sliced
- 1 fresh lemongrass stem, cut in 1" lengths
- 4 kaffir lime leaves, torn in half (or you can use grated lime zest)
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 3 teaspoons palm sugar, or use granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves (cilantro)
- 1 tablespoon roasted chili sauce
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Put coconut milk and water, or chicken broth, into a medium-sized pot, and bring to boil over medium heat.
- Reduce heat; add galangal, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves and cook a few more minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Next, add the chicken, salt, fish sauce, sugar and lime juice. Then, cook just until the chicken is done.
- Add mushrooms and remove from the heat.
- To serve, put a dash of chili sauce in the bottom of a soup bowl. Pour in the soup, sprinkle with coriander leaves or cilantro.
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