Hot and Spicy Chicken Soup

Lovely soup with coriander, tamarind, lime juice, fish sauce and ginger.

Ingredients

• 5 oz chicken breast
• 1 g tamarind paste (1 tsp)
• 1/2 lime yields lime juice
• 1 medium spring onion
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 1/4 red chili pepper
• 1 tsp coriander
• 2 tbsps fish sauce
• 3 cups chicken stock

Directions

1. Bring the stock to the boil in a saucepan with the chili, tamarind paste, ginger and coriander.
2. Once boiling, gently lower the chicken breast into the stock and simmer for 20 minutes covered.
3. Turn the chicken over halfway through the cooking time.
4. Remove the chicken breast, thinly slice the chicken and add back into the soup with the spring onion, chopped coriander, fish sauce and lime juice.
5. Re-heat the soup and when piping hot, serve.