Hot & Sour Soup (For Colds & Flu)

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 2 chilies, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon finely sliced lemongrass
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 liter chicken stock
• 2 fresh lime leaves, shredded finely
• 300 g chicken breasts, cut into strips (or prepared green prawns)
• 200 g baby spinach (or use your favourite green vegetable)
• 1 red capsicum, seeded and sliced finely
• 2 tablespoons lime juice (or lemon)
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• 250 g silken tofu, cut into cubes (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Heat sesame oil and cook chilli, ginger and lemon grass for a couple of minutes over a gentle heat.

2. 2

   Add garlic, stock and lime leaves and bring to the boil.

3. 3

   Add chicken breast (or prawns), spinach and capsicum and cook for 2-3 minutes more.

4. 4

   To serve: Stir in lime juice, fish sauce and tofu (if used) and serve at once.