Thai Chicken Soup With Coconut (Tom Kha Kai) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups chicken stock
5 1/2 ounces gingerroot, cut in chunks
12 inches lemongrass, stalk cut into 3 in pieces
1 lime, zest of (zest of one lime)
2 (15 ounce) cans coconut milk
1 chicken breast, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons chili paste (with tamarind)
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
2 small chili peppers, diced

Preparation

Bring stock, ginger, lemongrass & lime zest to a boil. Cook one minute then add coconut milk & chicken breast. Simmer until chicken is cooked through.
Combine chili paste, lemon juice, fish sauce and brown sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar. Add to soup w/ mushroom slices & diced chilis. Simmer until mushrooms are soft.
Serve after removing ginger chunks & lemongrass pieces.