Classic Chicken and Coconut Soup

• Ready In: 1 hr 27 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2  cups chicken broth
• 14  ounces unsweetened coconut milk
• 1⁄2 cup fresh lemongrass (1/4 inch thick slices)
• 1  large chicken breast (half with skin and ribs)
• 1  tablespoon lime juice (or more)
• 1⁄2 jalapeno chile, minced
•  fresh cilantro, Finely chopped

Directions

1. Bring first 3 ingredients to boil in heavy medium saucepan.
2. Reduce
3. heat, add chicken and simmer until almost cooked through, turning occasionally, about 12 minutes.
4. Transfer chicken to plate; cool.
5. Remove chicken skin and bones.
6. Cut meat into 1/2-inch pieces.
7. Strain soup through sieve into small saucepan.
8. Add 1 Tbsp lime juice and jalapeno to soup and simmer until reduced to 2 cups, about 20 minutes.
9. Add chicken and simmer just to heat through.
10. Taste, adding more lime juice if desired.
11. Ladle soup into bowls.
12. Sprinkle with fresh cilantro.