Thai Lemon Grass Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 chicken breasts, diced
8 c. chicken broth
10 hot chilies, just broken with pestle
6 kaffir lime leaves
4 lemon grass stems
6 Tbsp. lime juice
3 Tbsp. fish sauce
6 slices galangal
1/2 lb. straw mushrooms, halved
1/2 c. cilantro, chopped

Preparation

Heat chicken broth in a pot.
Cut lemon grass into 1-inch lengths.
Add lime leaves, lemon grass, galangal and chicken to the broth.
Heat until chicken is cooked through, then add lime juice, fish sauce, chilies and mushrooms.
Simmer for 5 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and serve.