Lemon Grass Chicken Soup

Name: Lemon Grass Chicken Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 567 grams cabbage; 411 grams can diced tomatoes; 2 carrots (8 oz. total); 1 liters hot cooked rice; 3 liters fat-skimmed chicken broth; 355 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro; 12 thin (quarter-size) slices fresh ginger; 4 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped; 79 milliliters thinly sliced green onions; 2 stalks fresh lemon grass (each 12 to 18 in. long), or 6 thin strips lemon peel (each 1/2 in. by 3 in.; yellow part only); 118 milliliters About lemon juice; 283 grams lemons each), cut into wedges; 227 grams mushrooms; 2 Tbsps About Asian fish sauce (nam pla or nuoc mam) or soy sauce; 907 grams boned, skinned chicken breast halves

Lemon Grass Chicken Soup might be just the soup you are searching for. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 12 servings with 148 calories, 6g of protein, and 1g of fat each. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian diet. A mixture of boned, fat-skimmed chicken broth, ginger, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In an 8- to 10-quart pan, bring broth to a boil over high heat. Meanwhile, pull off and discard coarse outer layers from lemon grass and trim off and discard stem ends; rinse lemon grass.

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Lemon Grass

Broth

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Frying Pan

Cut each stalk into about 3-inch lengths. With the flat side of a knife, lightly crush lemon grass and ginger. Rinse chilies and cut one or two in half lengthwise (use two if you'd like it spicy); stem remaining chilies (seed, if desired, for less heat), finely chop, and reserve.

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Lemon Grass

Chili Pepper

Ginger

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Knife

Add lemon grass, ginger, and halved chilies to boiling broth. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 to 30 minutes.

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Lemon Grass

Chili Pepper

Ginger

Broth

Meanwhile, rinse cabbage and cut into shreds about 1/4 inch wide and 2 to 3 inches long. Rinse mushrooms, trim off and discard stem ends and discolored parts, and slice lengthwise 1/4 inch thick. Peel carrots and slice 1/4 inch thick. Rinse chicken and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices 1 1/2 to 2 inches long.

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Mushrooms

Cabbage

Carrot

Whole Chicken

With a slotted spoon, remove and discard lemon grass, ginger, and chilies from broth.

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Lemon Grass

Chili Pepper

Ginger

Broth

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Slotted Spoon

Add cabbage, mushrooms, carrots, and garlic to broth; cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer until carrots are tender when pierced, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Cabbage

Carrot

Garlic

Broth

Add chicken and tomatoes (including juice). Cover and cook over high heat until chicken is no longer pink in the center (cut to test), 2 to 4 minutes.

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Tomato