Chicken Soup With Jasmine Rice and Ginger

From Nick Kindlesperger's Dinner Tonight column at Serious Eats http://bit.ly/fshbQx

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup  jasmine rice, rinsed
• 4  cups water
• 1  piece fresh ginger, peeled (3-inch long)
• 3  cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1  tablespoon fish sauce (nam pla)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  shredded  cooked chicken
• 2  scallions, green parts only, thinly sliced
• 2  tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped

Directions

1. Pour rice and water into medium-sized saucepan. Turn heat to high and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer until rice is very tender and puffed up, about 25 minutes. Meanwhile, thinly slice ginger into matchsticks.
2. Add chicken stock, fish sauce, salt, and sugar to saucepan. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Add half of ginger, and simmer for further 10 minutes.
3. Ladle soup into bowl and garnish with chicken, sliced scallion, chopped cilantro, and remaining ginger. Season with salt to taste.