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Aromatic Broth with Vegetable Slivers

Ingredients :
1	stalk	lemon grass
4	cup	Cubed chicken meat
		Chicken or fish stock
1/2	cup	Sliced cilantro leaves
1	x	Serrano or Jalapeno chili
1/2	tsp	Grated lime zest
		Lime juice to taste
1 1/2	tbl	Salt
		Pepper to taste
3	oz	Snow peas
1	med	Carrot, peeled
4	med	Radishes
1	x	Scallion, green part of
2	tbl	Whole cilantro leaves

How to cook :

1. Cut lemon grass in 2-inch pieces; bruise lightly.
Combine with stock, cilantro stems, chili, and lime zest in sauce pan.
Simmer, covered, 15 minutes (halfway through, taste and remove hot pepper, if desired, or leave in longer for more heat).
2. Strain. (Solids can be re-used with more cilantro to flavor another batch of broth.
) Add lime juice, salt and pepper.
3. Cut snow peas in thin diagonal strips.
With vegetable peeler shave 2 inch ribbons of carrot.
Thinly slice radishes and scallion.
4. Bring soup to a boil: stir in snow peas and carrots and boil until just tender -about 1 1/2 minutes.
Stir in radishes, scallion, and cilantro; bring to a boil.
Serve at once.
Tags : Soup