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Thai-Style Chicken Soup with Basil

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Thai-Style Chicken Soup with Basil

Thai-Style Chicken Soup with Basil

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Equipment

  • - Dutch Oven (2 Quart)

  • - Chef's Knife

  • - Cutting Board

  • - Colander

  • - Measuring Cups and Spoons Set

  • - Wooden Spoon

  • - Stock Pot (6 Quart)

  • - Hand Blender

  • - Sieve (Fine Mesh)

Ingredients

  • 2 fresh lemongrass stalks, root end trimmed and 1 or 2 outer layers discarded

  • 2 large shallots, thinly sliced

  • 2 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

  • 2 quart rich and flavorful chicken stock ; 1 or 2 outer layers discarded

  • 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes in juice, drained, reserving juice

  • 2 ounces tamarind from a pliable block (a 2-inch cube), chopped

  • 3 tablespoon Asian fish sauce

  • 2 (2-inch-long) fresh Thai chiles, thinly sliced

  • 2 fresh or frozen Kaffir lime leaves

  • 1 (2-inch) piece peeled ginger, thinly sliced

  • 1 pound skinless boneless chicken breast

  • 1/4 pound snow peas, sliced 1/4 inch thick

  • 1/3 cup packed basil leaves (preferably Thai)

  • Accompaniment: cooked jasmine rice

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Cut off and discard top of lemongrass, leaving 6-inch stalks, then finely chop. Cook lemongrass, shallots, and garlic in oil in a large heavy pot over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until well browned, 12 to 15 minutes.
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Instruction 2

Add stock, reserved tomato juice, tamarind, fish sauce, chiles, lime leaves, and ginger and simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes.
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Instruction 3

While soup simmers, freeze chicken breast just until slightly firm, 20 to 30 minutes, then thinly slice crosswise.
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Instruction 4

Strain stock through a fine-mesh sieve into a large saucepan, pressing hard on and then discarding solids. Return to a simmer and stir in chicken, diced tomatoes, snow peas, and basil. Gently simmer just until chicken is cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with additional fish sauce and salt.
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