Aromatic Chicken and Lemongrass Soup

Dreaming of comfort after the grey, wet days?  Perk yourself up with an enticing smelling warm soup that will make your tastebuds zing!  Best of all?  Throw it together in twelve minutes and you’ll only use the one pan – a great meal & no washing up …. Bingo!

SERVES: 1

INGREDIENTS:

150 grams skinless chicken breast fillets
50 grams bok choy
15 grams snow peas
½ spring onion
375 mls liquid chicken stock
2 sprigs fresh coriander
1 tsp lemon grass, sliced in water
5 mls tamari (wheat-free soy sauce)
5 grams fish sauce (nam pla)
¼ fresh red chilli
10 mls bottled lime juice
1 tsp crushed ginger
½ kaffir lime leaf

METHOD:

1. Add the chicken stock, ginger, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves and garlic to a saucepan and bring to the boil.
2. Turn heat down to simmer.
3. Finely slice the chicken breast and add to the saucepan with the remaining ingredients except snow pea shoots. Return to the boil and ensure chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the centre.
4. Remove from heat and stir in snow pea shoots; serve immediately.

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