Tom Yum Goong

SOUP TO BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM?

Hot and sour prawn or chicken soup – depending which you prefer…

Ingredients:

• 750ml stock
• 1 stick lemon grass, bruised
• 5cm piece of ginger, sliced
• 45ml fish sauce
• 4 red chillies, finely sliced
• 100g shiitake mushrooms
• 350g chicken breast, sliced OR prawns
• Small handful fresh basil
• Small handful fresh coriander
• Small handful spring onions

The how to:

• In a pot, bring the stock to the boil and add lemon grass, ginger, fish sauce and chillies.
• Cook for about 15 minutes and then strain the liquid.
• Bring back up to the boil and add mushrooms and chicken.
• Cook for a further 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the basil, coriander and spring onions.
• Serve immediately.

(courtesy of The Times)