SazzlesA's Thai lemongrass, chicken & mushroom broth

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SazzlesA's Thai lemongrass, chicken & mushroom broth from TrillianAstrahasaJOB

dairy free egg free gluten free nut free can make in advance ok to freeze low fat
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Vegetarian recipes
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Serves2
Prep time Not stated
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Ingredients

600ml water
4 skinless chicken thigh fillets (cut into small chunks)
100g shiitake mushrooms (sliced)
2 tsp muscovado/soft brown sugar
1 lemongrass stalk
1 cube of chicken stock
1-2 tsp thai red curry paste
1 shallot/small onion (finely diced)
1 tsp nam pla/fish sauce
1 lemon (juiced)
1 salad onion (to serve - finely sliced)
1 red chili (to serve - finely sliced)
Fresh coriander (torn into small pieces)

Handy Hint

Nutrition info: 203 calories, 37g protein, 2g fat (1g sat fat)To bulk

Method

1. Flatten the lemongrass stalk with rolling pin and place in pan with stock, chicken, curry paste and the shallot and bring to boil.
2. Add mushrooms and simmer for 8-10 minutes.
3. Stir in sugar and fish sauce and simmer for 3 minutes until chicken is cooked.
4. Squeeze in the lemon juice and season to taste.
5. Serve with onion, chili and coriander on top.

Mumsnetter Reviews

From: GeorgeNCG on Tue 11-Oct-11 17:22:50 Overall rating: 0.0
Wow this looks fantastic! We're running a Soup of the Month competition on the New Covent Garden Soup site and this would be a perfect entry into this month's theme - recovery! http://bit.ly/pr3bK1
From: TrillianAstrahasaJOB on Tue 30-Jun-09 11:06:43 Overall rating: 0.0
Copied from the Shiney Healthy Eating thread.



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