Thai Soup with Lemongrass & Chicken

(or Tom Ka Gai)

2 cups chicken stock                                                                    

Chili oil to taste (*caution - this is very hot!) or use fresh Thai chili peppers

2 chicken breast filets, cut into small bite size pieces 

(or use chicken tenderloins, cut up)                

2 cans coconut milk, this can be found in most grocery stores in the Asian foods section

3 green onions, minced

1 tsp. freshly grated ginger root, do not use dry ginger powder

1/4 cup whole straw mushrooms

2 stalks lemongrass, roughly chopped                                 

3 tbsp. fish sauce

several sprigs of cilantro, roughly chopped                

juice of 1 lime

(note* kaffir lime leaves and galangal are sometimes used in this recipe however because most of us can't find these ingredients locally, they have been replaced with only slight variation in taste.)