CHICKEN BASIL SOUP RECIPES

Steps:

• Combine meat, mushrooms, onion, garlic, oil, salt, pepper and wine in a pan and sautee until meat is just about done and veggies are soft.
• While the meat+ are cooking add the remainder of the ingredients to a crock pot or regular pot.
• When meat is done, add it to the pot.
• Cook on low on the stove for 2 hours or high in the crock pot for 4 hours.
• An hour before the soup is done, cook pasta.
• When ready to eat, add pasta to soup and garnish with shredded mozz. cheese.
• ENJOY!

Steps:

• Cut off and discard top of lemongrass, leaving 6-inch stalks, then finely chop. Cook lemongrass, shallots, and garlic in oil in a large heavy pot over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until well browned, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Add stock, reserved tomato juice, tamarind, fish sauce, chiles, lime leaves, and ginger and simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes.
• While soup simmers, freeze chicken breast just until slightly firm, 20 to 30 minutes, then thinly slice crosswise.
• Strain stock through a fine-mesh sieve into a large saucepan, pressing hard on and then discarding solids. Return to a simmer and stir in chicken, diced tomatoes, snow peas, and basil. Gently simmer just until chicken is cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with additional fish sauce and salt.