Ginger Chicken Soup Recipe

Ingredients

1" piece of ginger

2 garlic cloves unpeeled

10 oz boneless skinless chicken thighs

2 cups chicken broth

1 Tbs soy sauce

2tsp lemon juice

1/4 tsp Asian chili paste (sambal oelek or sriracha)

1/4 cup cilantro

2 Tbs sliced scallion

salt

1 Tbs veg oil

1 cup spinach

Preparation

Peel ginger and slice into 4 planks. Smash the planks with meat pounder. Smash garlic and remove the skin. In a saucepan combine garlic, ginger, chicken, broth, soy sauce, lemon juice, chili paste and 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 min. Transfer the chicken to a plate. Remove ginger and garlic and discard. Chop cilantro and scallion. Put them in a mortar and a pinch of salt and 2 tsp oil and mash into paste. Slice chicken and put into 4 bowls. Return the broth to simmer and add salt. Add spinach and simmer 2 min. Ladle broth over chicken and top with a spoonful of cilantro paste.