Chicken Soup with Zing

Name: Chicken Soup with Zing
Yield: Makes 4 cups (1 l); 4 first-course servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 cups (1 l) Basic Chicken Stock or commercial chicken broth; 2 quarter-sized pieces peeled ginger; 2 medium cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced lengthwise; 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded, deribbed, and finely chopped; 6 mint leaves; ¼ cup (65 ml) fresh lemon juice; 3 scallions, trimmed to 5 inches, white and green parts cut separately lengthwise into hair-thin strips; ½ small bunch cilantro, leaves only, finely chopped; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; Kosher salt, to taste; Cilantro leaves, for serving

Preparation info

Makes 4 cups 1 l ) ;
4
first-course servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Soup

By Barbara Kafka

Published 1998

About

There are days on which I need a sinus-clearing soup that is easily made and good to taste. This is it. If the jalapeños are very mild, use two, or substitute two very small hot peppers, dried or fresh.

Ingredients

4 cups (1 l) Basic Chicken Stock or commercial chicken broth
2 quarter-siz

Americas
Asia
United States
China
Starter
Gluten-free
Soup

Method

In a medium saucepan, bring the stock, ½ cup (125 ml) water, the ginger, garlic, and jalapeño to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, partially covered, for 15 minutes.

Stir in the mint and scallion