Cambodian Chicken Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger root
1 clove garlic, minced
2 teaspoons minced fresh serrano or other small hot green chile, including seeds
2 chicken breasts, cut into chunks
2 teaspoons red curry paste
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon fish sauce
2 teaspoons white sugar
2 cups chicken broth
2 (13.5 ounce) cans coconut milk
1 (20 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, drained
4 cups cooked rice

Preparation

Heat the cooking oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir the ginger, garlic, serrano pepper, and chicken in the hot oil about 5 minutes. Add the curry paste, curry powder, vinegar, fish sauce, sugar, chicken broth, coconut milk, pineapple, and rice; stir. Allow the soup to simmer until it thickens, about 15 minutes more.