Chili-Lime Broth

Name: Chili-Lime Broth
Ingredients: 6 cups chicken broth; 2 fresh red or green jalapeno chilies (2 oz. total), stemmed, seeded, and thinly sliced; 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro; 6 fresh or dried kaffir lime leaves (optional); 5 slices fresh ginger (each about the size of a quarter); 1/4 cup lime juice; 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves; Asian fish sauce (nuoc mam or nam pla)

9 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

6 cups chicken broth
2 fresh red or green jalapeno chilies (2 oz. total), stemmed, seeded, and thinly sliced
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
6 fresh or dried kaffir lime leaves (optional)
5 slices fresh ginger (each about the size of a quarter)
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
Asian fish sauce (nuoc mam or nam pla)

Directions

1

In a 2- to 3-quart pan, combine broth, chilies, chopped cilantro, lime leaves, and ginger. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cover and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
2

Pour broth through a fine strainer into a bowl. Add lime juice, onions, cilantro leaves, and fish sauce to taste. Ladle into soup bowls.