Tom yam gai (Chicken and lemon grass soup)

Name: Tom yam gai (Chicken and lemon grass soup)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 800.00 ml water; 2.00 chicken breast fillets; 3.00 garlic cloves, crushed; 1.00 dried chilli crushed; 6.00 spring onions; 4.00 lime leaves; 2.00 lemon grass stalks; 30.00 ml fish sauce; 15.00 ml sugar; 15.00 ml lemon juice

4 servings Prep: 10 mins, Cooking: 10 mins

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By Food24 November 03 2009

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Ingredients (10)

800.00 ml	water
2.00	chicken breast fillets
3.00	garlic — cloves, crushed
1.00	dried chilli — crushed
6.00	spring onions
4.00	lime leaves
2.00	lemon grass — stalks
30.00 ml	fish sauce
15.00 ml	sugar
15.00 ml	lemon juice

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Method:

Heat the water and chicken breasts in a saucepan. Remove the chicken after 6 minutes, and slice.
Add the garlic, chilli, spring onions (cut into 4 cm pieces), lime leaves and lemon grass (cut into 5 cm pieces) to the water and bring to the boil add the chicken, fish sauce and sugar and boil for 1 minute.
Remove from the heat, stir in the lemon juice, garnish with fresh coriander and serve immediately.