Sometimes I find that I mess up recipes because I want to tweek them a little bit and I decided that I should no longer do that until I've made it step-by-step the way it was written, then I can change things after I've decided what the meal needs or doesn't need... That being said, I didn't add extra ginger like I'd wanted, but I did add extra Sriracha. :)
My mother would always write little notes in her cookbook about the meals she made.. Whether or not they were good and the date she first made them. I decided I was going to start doing that. :)
Here's what you'll need:
6 cups chicken stock or low-sodium broth
1 shallot, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
(I just buy the jar of minced garlic. Sue me.)
1 teaspoon finely grated ginger
(Seeing as I like to make Indian and Thai food frequently I just buy the squeezey tube of
grated ginger from the produce section - very convenient.)
1/2 tablespoon Sriracha, or any other hot sauce (I used 1 heaping tablespoon)
1 bunch cilantro, rinsed and retied with string,
plus 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro leaves for garnish (optional)
1 boneless, skinless chicken breast
3 tablespoons lime juice (from 1-2 limes)
1/2 cup Chinese snow peas or sugar snap peas, stems removed and chopped into 1-inch pieces
1 small bunch of broccoli (optional)
10 ounces dried egg noodles (optional)
Salt and Freshly ground pepper, to taste
First, I don't know if you've ever boiled chicken, but that's pretty much how I've been cooking it lately and it's kind of weird and gross because the juices and stuff get weird, that being said, I boiled my chicken until it was almost all the way done in a separate pot of water. I then sliced it into very thin strips and added it to: the broth, shallot, garlic, ginger, Sriracha and cilantro.
So, I didn't get a shallot so I put a tiiiiiiny bit of minced onion in the mix and I didn't have fresh cilantro because the quality of the produce I was finding left something to be desired, so I shook some dried cilantro in and stirred it around. It was good and I am not complaining.
Anywho, bring the soup mix to a simmer and add the peas, broccoli, lime juice and noodies. Once this has started to boil add the meat back to the soup. Cook for a few more minutes until the chicken is cooked the rest of the way through.
Discard the bunch of cilantro and dish up some bowls adding salt, pepper, more lime juice and more Sriracha to suit your taste buds. Garnish with some fresh cilantro...
I could seriously eat this soup once a week. :)
