Hot & Sour Soup (For Colds & Flu) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 chilies, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger
1 tablespoon finely sliced lemongrass
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 liter chicken stock
2 fresh lime leaves, shredded finely
300 g chicken breasts, cut into strips (or prepared green prawns)
200 g Baby Spinach (or use your favourite green vegetable)
1 red capsicum, seeded and sliced finely
2 tablespoons lime juice (or lemon)
1 teaspoon fish sauce
250 g silken tofu, cut into cubes (optional)

Preparation

Heat sesame oil and cook chilli, ginger and lemon grass for a couple of minutes over a gentle heat.
Add garlic, stock and lime leaves and bring to the boil.
Add chicken breast (or prawns), spinach and capsicum and cook for 2-3 minutes more.
To serve: Stir in lime juice, fish sauce and tofu (if used) and serve at once.