Tom Kha Chicken Soup

Tom Kha Soup - with Chicken (Thai coconut soup)

Ingredients:

• Oraganic Chicken Broth - 32 oz
• Unsweetened coconut milk - 8 oz
• Lemon Grass - 1 long leaf (about 12 inch long)
• Kaffir lime leaves - 2-3
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
• Ginger - about 2 inch piece, sliced
• Cilantro leaves - 1 tbsp chopped
• Green chillies - 2-3 whole
• Chicken - about 4 oz chopped in small pieces
• White button mushrooms - 2 oz chopped (1 mushroom into 4 or 6 pieces)
• Salt to tatse

Method:

• In a stalkpot, add chicken broth and chicken pieces.
• When the chicken is cooked, add mushrooms, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves,ginger and chillies and salt.
• Continue to boil for another 5 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to meduim and cover the stalkpot with a lid. Continue to cook for another 5 minutes for the flavors to mix.
• Add coconut milk, stir and cook on medium for another 2-3 minutes.
• Strain out the lemon grass and kaffir lime pieces. You can strain out the chillies and ginger if you want.
• Add lemon juice and cilantro and serve hot.

To serve:
Serve hot.