I came up with this after having "Tom Yum Ga" at a Thai restuarant. I loved the soup and I noticed that my sniffles had disappeared... I knew that I could not dash out and pick it up everytime I wanted it, so I played around with flavors for awhile till I came up with this. Now when one of my kids, (and many of my friends) get a cold, they ask for this soup. They like to say that there is not a virus around that can stand up to the heat.
4 cups chicken stock
1 jalapeno, sliced (double this if you are brave!)
1 serrano chili, sliced
2 green onions, sliced
Juice of 1 lime
1 or 2 tbl of lemon grass, you can get a tube in the produce section of most major grocery stores(or a couple of stalks if you cannot find pureed)
1 Tbl Fish sauce (optional)
1 can straw mushrooms, drained
1 diced tomato (optional. This will reduce the heat, but it gives a nice flavor and color)
Few sprigs of cilantro, or about 2 tbl chopped, (more or less to taste)
handful of raw shrimp, OR 1 nice chicken breast sliced thin into bite size pieces
Bring the stock to a simmer and add about half of the peppers, onion and cilantro and add the lemon grass. Simmer for about 10 minutes, then strain and discard the veg. Put the strained stock back on to simmer and add the rest of the ingredients, continue to cook until the shrimp are pink, (or the chicken is done.) Garnish with a little bit of fresh cilantro and serve.
You can make it without any shrimp or chicken, and one time I even made the basic soup in a coffee pot at work, some of the girls in the office had a cold and volunteered to buy the ingredients if I would make them the soup.
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