Tom Kha Gai Soup

with chicken, zucchini, and mushrooms

Ingredients

• Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless - 1 lb, chopped
• Fish sauce - 2 tsp + 1 1/2 Tbsp
• Brown sugar - 1 tsp + 1 tsp
• Lemongrass - 3 stalks, mashed
• Ginger, fresh - 1/2 inch, sliced thinly
• Garlic - 3 cloves, chopped
• Mushrooms, brown or shiitake - 1/2 lb, sliced thinly
• Zucchini, large - 1, sliced thinly
• Tomatoes, medium - 1, sliced thinly
• Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
• Coconut milk - 1 cup
• Stock, any type - 3 cups
• Jalapenos (opt) - 1, sliced thinly
• Cilantro (opt) - 1/4 bunch, leaves torn off of stems
• Limes - 1/2, sliced into wedges
• Hot sauce (opt) - to taste