Lao Chicken Soup

DIRECTIONS

• Boil the water in a saucepan and add the salt and chicken stock.
• Once boiling add the chicken breast meat and reduce the heat to a simmer.
• Simmer for about 5 minutes then remove the chicken from the stock and set aside.
• In a frying pan add a dash of oil and when boiling add the garlic, chili and lemon grass.
• Once brown remove from the heat and cool before crushing in a mortar until a fine paste.
• Add the paste to the saucepan with the broth and remove the saucepan from the heat.
• Shred the chicken into thin strips and return to the soup.
• Stir in the chopped coriander, mint, lime juice and fish sauce.
• Serve with a bowl of sticky rice.