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Spicy Chicken Coconut Soup Recipe

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Ingredients And Procedures

Stephen Ceideburg 2 Chicken breast halves

1/2 c Slivered fresh lemon, with

-peel 3 tb Fish sauce

1 1/2 ts Chopped hot chile pepper, or

-to taste 2 Green onions, thinly sliced,

-including part of green top 1 1/2 ts Sugar

4 c Unsweetened coconut milk

2 c Chicken stock

3 ts Minced lemon grass or 1

-teaspoon grated lemon zest 1 c Whole straw mushrooms

1 tb Slivered galangal root or

-ginger root

[I prefer galangal--even dried, to ginger, but ginger will do. S.C.] Place chicken breasts in pan with just enough cold water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium heat; immediately reduce heat so water barely ripples. Simmer uncovered, until done, about 12 minutes. Meat should be moist and opaque throughout; cook only to just beyond pink stage. Remove breasts and drain well. Cool to room temperature; remove and discard skin and bones. Shred meat into bite-sized pieces. Reserve. Combine slivered lemon, fish sauce, chile pepper, green onion and sugar; set aside. Combine coconut milk, chicken stock, lemon grass, mushrooms and galangal in a sauce pan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until lemon grass is tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. Add reserved chicken and lemon mixture and heat through, about 3 minutes. Serves 6 to 8 as a first course or 4 as a main course.

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<h1>Spicy Chicken Coconut Soup</h1>
    <b>Ingredients And Procedures</b><p>
        <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=3 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><P><P>Stephen Ceideburg 2 Chicken breast halves <P>1/2 c Slivered fresh lemon, with <P>-peel 3 tb Fish sauce <P>1 1/2 ts Chopped hot chile pepper, or <P>-to taste 2 Green onions, thinly sliced, <P>-including part of green top 1 1/2 ts Sugar <P>4 c Unsweetened coconut milk <P>2 c Chicken stock <P>3 ts Minced lemon grass or 1 <P>-teaspoon grated lemon zest 1 c Whole straw mushrooms <P>1 tb Slivered galangal root or <P>-ginger root <P>[I prefer galangal--even dried, to ginger, but ginger will do. S.C.] Place chicken breasts in pan with just enough cold water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium heat; immediately reduce heat so water barely ripples. Simmer uncovered, until done, about 12 minutes. Meat should be moist and opaque throughout; cook only to just beyond pink stage. Remove breasts and drain well. Cool to room temperature; remove and discard skin and bones. Shred meat into bite-sized pieces. Reserve. Combine slivered lemon, fish sauce, chile pepper, green onion and sugar; set aside. Combine coconut milk, chicken stock, lemon grass, mushrooms and galangal in a sauce pan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until lemon grass is tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. Add reserved chicken and lemon mixture and heat through, about 3 minutes. Serves 6 to 8 as a first course or 4 as a main course. <BR><BR></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <p>
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