Lemongrass Chicken Soup

Name: Lemongrass Chicken Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1.2 litres(2 pints) home-made chicken stock or quality store-bought fresh stock; 100g (4 oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 2 stalks fresh lemongrass; 2 spring onions, finely shredded; handful fresh coriander sprigs; salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce; 1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Ken Hom's Quick Wok

By Ken Hom

Published 2002

About

Lemongrass is perfect for quick cooking as it can easily transform ordinary soup into something special without any extra effort. Its uplifting, refreshing flavour enhances any dish.

Ingredients

100g (4 oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 stalks fresh lemongrass

Asia
China
Soup

Method

Cut the chicken into thin slices about 7.5 cm(3 in).
Peel the lemongrass stalk to the tender whitish centre and crush it with the flat of a knife. Then cut it into 7.5cm (