May 02, 2016 / In food , soup / Tagged as: chicken, carrot, ginger, thyme

Chicken and Noodles in Lime and Ginger Broth

Total Cook Time

45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 200g cooked chicken (leftovers perhaps)
  • 2 limes, juice and zest
  • 100g ginger
  • 2 carrots, thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 stalks lemongrass
  • 100g shiitake mushrooms
  • 3 spring onions
  • 200g rice noodles
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • japanese soy sauce
  • 1.5 litres chicken stock
  • 1 star anise
  • 4 tbsp olive oil

Method

  1. Prepare spice concoction. Mortar and pestle ideally used!!!
  2. Cut ginger into slices. Chop lemongrass and garlic. Add lime zest and star anise and olive oil. Grind together.
  3. Sautée in saucepan over medium heat for 2 minutes. Stir constantly.
  4. Add stock, bring to boil and skim off impurities.
  5. Turn down heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
  6. Slice mushrooms.
  7. Julienne carrots.
  8. Grate remaining ginger and chop spring onions.
  9. Season soup with the lime juice, soy sauce and grated ginger.
  10. Cook the noodles separately.
  11. Add everything into single saucepan.
  12. Serve with toasted sesame seeds and fresh coriander [optional].