Tom Yum-style Soup

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Tom Yum-style Soup
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
35 min.
Preparation

Ingredients

for
4
Ingredients
4 stalks Lemongrass (cut into thin strips)
2 Lime leaves
fresh ginger (peeled and chopped)
1 red chili pepper (de-seeded and sliced)
4 cups chicken stock
2 Chicken breasts (skinned)
1 cup dried Wood Ear Mushrooms
1.333 cups Chestnut mushroom (sliced)
1.333 cups shiitake mushrooms (sliced)
Lime juice (from 1 lime)
2 Tbsps Fish sauce
1 tsp sugar
cilantro (to garnish)
How healthy are the main ingredients?
shiitake mushroomsugargingerChicken breast

Preparation steps

1.
Put the lemongrass, lime leaves, ginger and chilli in a large pan and add the chicken stock. Bring to a boil and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
2.
Add the chicken breast, simmer for 5 more minutes then remove the chicken from the pan and slice into strips.
3.
Add the mushrooms to the pan, simmer very gently for 5 minutes then add the chicken strips, lime juice, fish sauce and sugar. Season with salt and peppers and serve in warmed bowls garnished with the coriander.