Serves 4 Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 20 minutes
Ingredients
??????? 2 lemongrass stalks (white part only)
??????? 1 litre chicken stock
??????? 4cm piece ginger, peeled, cut into matchsticks
??????? 2 kaffir lime leaves, torn
??????? 1 long red chilli, thinly sliced, plus extra, to serve
??????? 2 tsp grated palm sugar
??????? 500gm Steggles turkey diced thigh fillet
??????? 100g button mushrooms, halved
??????? 400ml can coconut milk
??????? 150gm green beans cut into thirds
??????? 2 tbsp fish sauce
??????? 2 tbsp lime juice, plus wedges to serve
??????? Thai basil leaves, to serve
Method
Bruise the lemongrass stems with the back of a knife and cut each one in half.
In a saucepan, bring the chicken stock, lemongrass, ginger, lime leaves, chilli and palm sugar to a gentle simmer over medium-high heat.
Add the turkey, mushrooms and coconut milk and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring, until turkey is cooked. Add beans for 2 to 3 minutes. Add fish sauce and lime juice.
Ladle the soup, into bowls, and top with basil leaves.