Thai Chicken Soup with Thai Basil and Fresh Coriander Receipe

Thai Chicken Soup with Thai Basil and Fresh Coriander Receipe

Fresh herbs make all the difference when cooking. Asian food particularly really will zing with flavour if you can pick herbs from your garden or windowsill.

Recipe

Place 400 ml Chicken stock, 400 ml coconut milk in a saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer

Meanwhile, prepare 4 kaffir lime leaves crushed, 1-2 fresh Thai chillis chopped, 2 cm fresh galangal root chopped, 2 fresh lemongrass stems crushed and chopped Place into stock and simmer for 10 minutes

Prepare 250 gm lean chicken breast chopped, 150 gm mushrooms chopped Place into the simmering soup and cook a further 10 minutes

Before serving add 15 ml lime juice, 30 ml fish sauce, chopped fresh Thai Basil and/or coriander