Recipe - Lemon Grass Soup W Vegetables

1 lg Stalk
Upper stems and heavy outer
Leaves only
4 cup Vegetable stock
One half cup Cilantro stems
1 Chili pepper whole
One half Teasp
1 2 TBS
Salt and pepper if
Needed
3 ounce Snow peas strings
Removed
1 md Carrot peeled
I never peel the carrot, too
Many good thi
4 md Red radishes
Green top of one scallion
2 tablespoon Whole cilantro leaves
Packed
Lemon grass
Grated lime zest
Lime juice or to taste

1) Cut lemon grass in 2 inch pieces, bruise lightly. 2) Combine with
stock,cilantro stems, pepper and lime zest. 3) Simmer covered for 15
minutes. Check about 7 minutes into simmering and remove chili pepper if
too hot. 4) Strain and add lime juice. Solids can be reused with more
cilantro for another batch. 5) Cut snow peas into strips. With a vegetables
peeler shave the carrots into 2 inch strips. Thinly slice radishes and
scallion. 6) Bring soup to boil, stir in peas and carrots until tender,
about 1.5 minutes. Stir in radishes, scallion, and cilantro. Bring to a
boil and serve. JoAn

Recipe By : SUKTSH & SASSYJO

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