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Anne's Delicious and easy Chicken or Fish Coconut Soup


Ingredients: chicken breast - one or two - skinless/boneless,  cut into small, bite-sized pieces (or a piece of firm fish like COD - no need to cut up)
chicken stock 2 cups roundabout
canned coconut milk - found in Thai section in grocery store - one can or more
ginger, peeled
cilantro - a bunch 
one lime


cut lime into wedges and separate 8 stems of cilantro.  Chop up a lot of cilantro leaves. Put these aside for now.


In small soup pot combine coconut milk with about the same amount of chicken broth (I like it heavy on the coconut milk, myself).   Take some cilantro stems and gently smash them once and pop em in the pot.
Cut a few hunks of ginger and put em in the pot.  Peel a sliver of lime peel and toss it into the pot.


bring this to a boil on stove and when it looks like it's going explode, turn heat down a bit and gently simmer (bubbling but not aggressive bubbling) for about 5 - 10 minutes.


take out cilantro stems and throw in a handful of rice and some salt.  Simmer for about 10 minutes.  Add Chicken pieces.  (if using fish, wait a bit since the fish will take only 5 minutes to cook - tops)  Simmer this until chicken is done - like 10 minutes.


Take out ginger and ladle into bowls.  Check if it needs salt.
Top each bowl with a good sprinkling of lime juice and chopped cilantro leaves.  YUM.