Recipe - Aromatic Broth With Vegetable Slivers

1 Stalk lemon grass
4 cup Cubed chicken meat
Chicken or fish stock
One half cup Sliced cilantro leaves
1 Serrano or Jalapeno chili
One half teaspoon Grated lime zest
Lime juice to taste
1 One half tablespoon Salt
Pepper to taste
3 ounce Snow peas
1 md Carrot; peeled
4 md Radishes
1 Scallion; green part of
2 tablespoon Whole cilantro leaves

From: kmeade@ids2.idsonline.com (The Meades)

Date: Sun, 5 May 1996 20:09:56 0400
1. Cut lemon grass in 2inch pieces; bruise lightly. Combine with stock,
cilantro stems, chili, and lime zest in sauce pan. Simmer, covered, 15
minutes (halfway through, taste and remove hot pepper, if desired, or leave
in longer for more heat).

2. Strain. (Solids can be reused with more cilantro to flavor another
batch of broth.) Add lime juice, salt and pepper.

3. Cut snow peas in thin diagonal strips. With vegetable peeler shave 2
inch ribbons of carrot. Thinly slice radishes and scallion.

4. Bring soup to a boil: stir in snow peas and carrots and boil until just
tender about 1 One half minutes. Stir in radishes, scallion, and cilantro;
bring to a boil. Serve at once.

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