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Spicy Gargon Soup Recipe

This spicy Star Wars-inspired soup was made with herbs that could theoretically grow in a seed vault on planet Gargon, where Han Solo once struck gold.
Spicy Gargon Soup Recipe
Photo by Rebecca Camphens

Servings: 4
Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

4 ½ cups|1 liter chicken stock
3 centimeters fresh ginger root, peeled and sliced
1 stem of lemon grass, cut into pieces
1 red chile pepper, seeds removed and finely chopped
1 small onion, cut into rings
5 ¼ ounces|150 grams sprouts, blanched
1 tablespoon Thai fish sauce
½ lime, juiced

Directions

  1. Bring the stock and 2 cups of water to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high.
  2. Add the ginger, lemon grass, red chile pepper, and onion. Bring to a boil again and let it simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat and strain stock. Add the blanched sprouts, fish sauce, and lime juice into the stock and place back on heat to boil for 5 minutes. Your soup is ready.

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