Coconut Lemongrass White Bean Soup - Oryana

Ingredients

• 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
• 1 large lemongrass stalk, ends trimmed, cut into 1-inch pieces, smashed (if the stalk seems dry, peel off the outmost layer before smashing)
• grated zest of 1 lime
• 1 14-oz. can coconut milk
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 3 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon cane sugar
• 1 tablespoon red chili paste
• pinch cayenne pepper
• 2 cups bok choy, thinly sliced
• 1/2 lb. mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 2 cans white beans, drained (cannellini, navy, etc.)
• Chopped fresh cilantro for garnish