Best Hot And Sour Chicken And Lemongrass Broth Allegra Mcevedy Recipes

LEMONGRASS CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken, lemongrass, scallions, onion, sliced ginger, chile, peppercorns, and water in a large pot. Cover, and bring to a simmer. Uncover partially, and gently simmer for 1 hour.
• Add cilantro and mint stems, and simmer for 15 minutes. Add fish sauce, and strain through a cheesecloth-lined sieve. Reserve broth and chicken. Discard remaining solids. Shred chicken meat, and discard bones. Refrigerate broth and chicken separately for at least 4 hours (or overnight).
• Skim fat from broth, and reheat broth. Combine chicken, julienned ginger, cilantro leaves, thinly sliced mint, and bean sprouts in a bowl. Divide broth among bowls, and serve with chicken mixture on the side.

HOT AND SOUR CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the chicken broth, water, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and hot pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer while you assemble the rest of the ingredients.
• Place the chicken slices into a bowl and toss with the sesame oil to coat. In a separate bowl, stir together the cornstarch and vinegar, and set aside.
• Increase the heat under the broth to medium-high, and return to a rolling boil. Add the chicken slices. Return to a boil, and then drizzle in the egg while stirring slowly to create long strands of egg. Stir in the vinegar and cornstarch. Simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and the broth has thickened slightly, about 3 minutes. Serve garnished with green onions and cilantro.

CHEF JOHN'S HOT AND SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• Soak dried shiitake mushrooms in hot water, stirring occasionally, until soft, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain well and slice into thin strips.
• Whisk soy sauce, vinegar, ground white pepper, and sesame oil together in a small bowl for hot and sour mixture; set aside until needed.
• Whisk cornstarch and water together in another small bowl for slurry; set aside until needed.
• Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add ginger, sliced green onions, and shiitake mushrooms. Cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes. Pour in chicken broth and bring up to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in carrot, red pepper, bamboo shoots, tofu, and the hot and sour mixture. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
• Raise heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Stir the soup slowly with a spoon while transferring in the beaten eggs in a steady stream to create thin ribbons. Keep stirring until the soup comes back to a boil. Reduce heat to medium.
• Stir the cornstarch slurry to make sure it's well blended, then slowly drizzle it into the soup while stirring constantly. Soup should thicken up within 1 to 2 minutes. Turn off heat, taste for seasoning, and serve.

HOT AND SOUR SOUP WITH CHICKEN AND LEMON GRASS

Steps:

• To a medium size cooking pot, add chicken broth, ginger and brown sugar.
• To prepare lemon grass; remove all but the bottom 5 inches of the stalks.
• Place 8 to 10 outside lemon grass sheaths into soup pot, (the sheaths are used like a bay leaf).
• Mince the bottom 2 inches of the tender inside leaves and set aside,(require about 3 tablespoons).
• With a potato peeler, peel 6 strips of rind from one lime and add to the broth; (make sure to only use the outer green rind).
• Bring broth to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer; cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• While chicken is cooking, grate rind (NO PITH) from the remaining lime and set aside.
• Juice both limes to measure 3 tablespoons of juice and set aside.
• When chicken is cooked through, remove from pot to a plate and shred chicken using 2 forks.
• At this time, strain broth and return to cooking pot. Discard any solids.
• Add shredded chicken into the cooking pot.
• Add minced lemon grass, grated lime rind, lime juice, shallots, fish sauce and garlic chili pepper sauce.
• Bring soup back to a simmer and sprinkle with cilantro.
• Serve immediately.
• In small bowls,mix together with additional chopped cilantro and garlic-chili pepper sauce for additional garnish if desired.