Rice And Hot Thai Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 lemongrass, stalks cut into 1-inch lengths
• 2 serrano chilies, sliced
• 1 teaspoon slivered fresh ginger
• 1 cup canned sliced bamboo shoot, drained and rinsed
• 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon tamari or 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 lime, juice of
• 3 cups cooked jasmine rice
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh thai basil, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, combine the water, salt, lemongrass, chiles and ginger. bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• 2 strain the broth through a sieve, return it to the saucepan, and boil for 2 minutes.
• 3 reduce the heat to low and add the bamboo shoots, coconut milk, tamari and lime juice.
• 4 stir well and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 5 place 1/2 cup rice in the bottom of each bowl, ladle the soup over the rice, and top with basil leaves and serve.