{"id":12233,"date":"2013-04-18T13:40:18","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T20:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=12233"},"modified":"2026-11-01T19:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T02:25:08","slug":"spicy-lemongrass-chicken-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=12233","title":{"rendered":"Spicy Lemongrass Chicken Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/lemongrass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-12234\" alt=\"lemongrass\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/lemongrass.jpg\" width=\"336\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/lemongrass.jpg 560w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/lemongrass-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a>2 chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces<br \/>\n1 can coconut milk<br \/>\n2 1\/2 C water<br \/>\n1 inch ginger root, peeled and sliced<br \/>\n2 limes (one for zesting, another for juicing)<br \/>\n1 lemongrass stalk, trimmed and cut in half<br \/>\n2 red chili peppers, deseeded and cut in half<\/p>\n<p>1 T. light brown sugar<br \/>\n2 T.  fish sauce<br \/>\n4 oz of sliced mushrooms<br \/>\nSalt and pepper taste<br \/>\nCilantro for garnish<\/p>\n<p>Pour the coconut milk &amp; water into a pan. Add the ginger root slices, lime zest, lemongrass, chilis, sugar, fish sauce and lime juice. Bring to a simmer and let it simmer for 8 minutes.\u2028Add the chicken, letting let it all cook for another 8 minutes.\u2028Add the mushrooms and continue to simmer for another 5 minutes or so.\u2028Don\u2019t forget to taste the soup along the way and season as necessary. You may want to remove a piece of chicken to ensure it is cooked thoroughly, too.\u2028Before serving, remove the chilis, lemongrass and ginger as best you can. Then garnish each bowl with fresh cilantro before serving.  T<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces 1 can coconut milk 2 1\/2 C water 1 inch ginger root, peeled and sliced 2 limes (one for zesting, another for juicing) 1 lemongrass stalk, trimmed and cut in half 2 red chili peppers, deseeded and cut in half 1 T. light brown sugar 2 T. fish sauce 4 oz of sliced mushrooms Salt and pepper taste Cilantro for garnish Pour the coconut milk &amp; water into a pan. Add the ginger&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=12233\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[34],"class_list":["post-12233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-soups-stews","tag-asian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12233"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46462,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12233\/revisions\/46462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}