3 soup flavored lemon grass Recipes

broth (through step 1) can be prepared up to 2 days in advance. just remember to withhold the lime juice until the last moment; otherwise, its flavor and aroma will dissipate. if you can locate lemon grass at the market, feel free to add a stalk to the , trimmed of its fibrous top and bruised with the flat side of a knife. for maximum heat, do not seed the chiles., canned low-sodium chicken broth, fresh ginger (1/2-inch), cut in half and smashed (see illustration below), garlic , lightly crushed with skins on, fish sauce, cilantro stems , including roots, plus 1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro leaves, sugar, jalapeno chiles , stemmed and sliced crosswise into 1/4-inch rings, tomatoes , cored and chopped coarse, cremini mushroom , oyster, or button mushrooms, wiped clean and quartered (or cut into sixths if large), shrimp (about 41 to 50 per pound), peeled, juice from 2 limes

water, chicken stock (or use 2 cups water and 2 tsp of base like better than bouillon ), boneless skinless chicken thighs or 1 boneless skinless chicken breast, vegetable oil, red chili pepper flakes, baby carrots or 1 small carrot, green onions, finely chopped, red bell pepper, finely sliced, stalk celery, sliced, fresh baby spinach, zucchini, sliced, garlic clove, finely chopped, gingerroot (finely grated with juice), dried lemon grass (pulse in spice grinder or use mortar and pestle to grind into fine powder), curry (malaysian ginger or you can use thai green or red paste), thai rice noodles (1.6 oz bag thai kitchen ginger flavored rice noodle soup)