Name: Transparent noodle soup
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 100 gram bean thread noodles; 1 fresh small red thai chilli, sliced thinly; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 2 tablespoon thinly sliced lemon grass; 2 centimetre piece fresh ginger (10g), grated; 2 1/2 cup (625ml) chicken stock; 3 1/2 cup (875ml) water; 340 gram chicken breast fillets, sliced thinly; 2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint; 2 teaspoon fish sauce; 2 tablespoon light soy sauce; 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves

Transparent noodle soup

Asian chicken broth with bean thread noodles, red Thai chillies and lemon grass from Australian Women's Weekly.

Ingredients

100 gram bean thread noodles

1 fresh small red thai chilli, sliced thinly

2 clove garlic, crushed

2 tablespoon thinly sliced lemon grass

2 centimetre piece fresh ginger (10g), grated

2 1/2 cup (625ml) chicken stock

3 1/2 cup (875ml) water

340 gram chicken breast fillets, sliced thinly

2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint

2 teaspoon fish sauce

2 tablespoon light soy sauce

1/4 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves

Method

1.Place noodles in medium heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water; stand until just tender, drain.

2.Cook chilli, garlic, lemon grass and ginger in oiled large saucepan, stirring, until fragrant. Stir in stock and the water; bring to the boil.

3.Add chicken; return to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, skimming occasionally, about 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Add noodles, mint and sauces to soup; stir until hot. Just before serving, sprinkle with coriander.

Dried mung beans are ground into flour to make bean thread noodles. These very fine, almost transparent noodles are also known as bean thread vermicelli, or cellophane or glass noodles.
Note

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