Thai chicken & coconut soup vmxv03a

3/03/2009 categorie

Thai Soups Chicken

2 c Condensed chicken broth
-- (Low-salt)
14 oz Unsweetend coconut milk
1/2 c Fresh lemongrass
-- (sliced 1/4" thick)
1 lg Chicken breast half
- with skin and ribs
1 tb (or more) lime juice
1/2 Jalapeno chili; minced
Fresh cilantro
-- finely chopped

Bring first 3 ingredients to boil in heavy medium saucepan. Reduce
heat, add chicken and simmer until almost cooked through, turning
occasionally, about 12 minutes. Transfer chicken to plate; cool.
Remove chickenskin and bones. Cut meat into 1/2 inch pieces.

Strain soup through sieve into small saucepan. Add 1 T lime juice
and jalapeno to soup and simmer until reduced to 2 cups, about 20
minutes. Add chicken and simmer just to heat through. Taste, adding
more lime juice if desired. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with
fresh cilantro.

From Bon Appetit, June, 1992. MM format by Mike Kean