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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Thai >> Thai

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. To a medium size cooking pot, add chicken broth, ginger and brown sugar. | 2. To prepare lemon grass; remove all but the bottom 5 inches of the stalks. | 3. Place 8 to 10 outside lemon grass sheaths into soup pot, (the sheaths are used like a bay leaf). | 4. Mince the bottom 2 inches of the tender inside leaves and set aside,(require about 3 tablespoons). | 5. With a potato peeler, peel 6 strips of rind from one lime and add to the broth; (make sure to only use the outer green rind). | 6. Bring broth to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. | 7. While chicken is cooking, grate rind (NO PITH) from the remaining lime and set aside. | 8. Juice both limes to measure 3 tablespoons of juice and set aside. | 9. When chicken is cooked through, remove from pot to a plate and shred chicken using 2 forks. | 10. At this time, strain broth and return to cooking pot. Discard any solids. | 11. Add shredded chicken into the cooking pot. | 12. Add minced lemon grass, grated lime rind, lime juice, shallots, fish sauce and garlic chili pepper sauce. | 13. Bring soup back to a simmer and sprinkle with cilantro. | 14. Serve immediately. | 15. In small bowls,mix together with additional chopped cilantro and garlic-chili pepper sauce for additional garnish if desired. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
chicken broth	4	cups		312.48	7.56	44.5536	10.4832
chicken breast	12	ounces	boneless skinless	585.1335	0.0	70.9304	31.4679
gingerroot	2	pieces		-	-	-	-
brown sugar	1	teaspoon		11.4	2.9427	0.0036	0.0
lemongrass	4	stalks		-	-	-	-
lime	2			-	-	-	-
shallot	1		minced	-	-	-	-
fish sauce	2	tablespoons		12.6	1.3104	1.8216	0.0036
chili garlic sauce	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
cilantro	2	tablespoons	chopped	0.46	0.0734	0.0426	0.0104

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.