ASIAN HOT & SOUR CHICKEN SOUP - Manitoba Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp (15 ml) canola oil
• 1 tsp (5 ml) garlic, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) sambal oelek or other chili paste
• 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) red pepper flakes
• 3 sliced ginger
• 1 stalk lemongrass (white part only)
• 5 cups (1.2 L) low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup (250 ml) coconut milk (stirred well)
• 2 Tbsp (30 ml) fish sauce
• 1 1/2 (22.5 ml) Tbsp brown sugar
• Zest of one lime
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) canned straw mushrooms, drained and quartered
• 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1 lb (450 g) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, sliced across the grain into thin slices
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) fresh lime juice
• 1 green onion, coarsely chopped
• 6 sprigs fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
• 6-7 fresh Thai basil leaves, coarsely chopped