Chicken Coconut Soup with Lemongrass

INGREDIENTS

• 4 cups chicken broth
• 8 large slices peeled fresh galangal or 4
• slices peeled fresh ginger
• 1 large lemongrass stalk, cut into 2-inch pieces,
• crushed
• 16 fresh kaffir lime leaves, torn in half,
• 2 cans (each 14 oz.) coconut milk
• 1/4 cup lime or lemon juice
• 2 to 3 Tbs. Thai fish sauce
• 2 Tbs. light brown sugar
• 1 Tbs. red chili paste
• 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into
• bite-size pieces
• 1/2 lb. fresh white mushrooms, brushed clean and
• thinly sliced
• 5 small fresh red or green chilies, sliced
• crosswise paper-thin
• Fresh cilantro leaves for garnish