FRAGRANT CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

FRAGRANT CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP image

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 23

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For the soup
1 litre/1¾ pints chicken stock (home-made or bought)
2 lemongrass stalks
4 bird's eye chillies
4-5 kaffir lime leaves (optional)
3 long shallots, peeled and finely sliced
50g/2oz piece fresh root ginger, peeled and sliced thinly
3 garlic cloves, peeled and halved lengthways
4 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp nam pla (Thai fish sauce)
100g/3½oz medium rice or egg noodles
100g/3½oz mange tout, trimmed and sliced diagonally
1 red pepper, deseeded and very thinly sliced
small bunch fresh coriander, roughly torn
For the chicken balls
250g/9oz minced chicken
2 spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced
1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
1 birds eye chilli, finely chopped
1 tbsp cornflour, plus extra for dusting
¼ tsp fine sea salt
2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves
freshly ground black pepper